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Tuesday 20 May 2014

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Pollux destined to leave the Dutch East Indies towards the Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 11 August 1827

An item reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Pollux intended to depart in the end of March towards the Netherlands. The council of Batavia, Dutch East Indies asked begin March for cargo facilities to sent stores and money to Banka and the Moluccas.(1)

Note
1. A so-called ‘kuil’corvette, laid down at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands  September 1822 by P. Glavimans, launched 13 March 1824, stricken and broken up 1838, displacement 900 tons, dimensions 36 x 10 metres and 28 guns.