An item dated Nijmegen, Nethrlands the 9th reported that it was a fact that the Dutch ship of the line Zr.Ms. Zeeuw (1) lying off Vlissingen Netherlands would depart as soon as possible towards Texel, Netherlands with as destination the Dutch East Indies. The 9th arrived the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Triton (2) coming from the Nieuwediep, Netherlands at Vlissingen. The steamboat Zr.Ms. Curacao (3) which towed two days earlier the Zr.Ms. Zeeuw to the roads of Vlissingen steamed a day later upstream the Schelde.
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1. Ship of the line 1st class, laid down at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 24 August 1819 by C. Soetermeer, launched on 16 August 1825, after 1859 rebuilt as the floating battery Jupiter. Displacement 3.245 tons, dimensions 57,5 (between perpendiculars) x 14,9 x 6,46 (fore)-7,12 (aft) metres, sail areas 2.327 square metres, an armament of 84 guns and a crew numbering 700 men.
2. A so-called ‘kuilcorvette’, on stocks at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1822, launched 1825, guard ship 1842, broken up 1847, 28 guns.
3. Paddle steamship, built in 1825 at Dover as the Calpe for the American and Colonial Steam Navigation Company, purchased in 1826 by the Dutch government, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 21 August-21 September 1827, 27 October 1829-12 March 1830, 28 December 1833-9 April 1834, 9-10 October 1835, 28 October-1 November 1836, 22 December 1836-14 January 1837, 10-19 August 1842 , 11-14 May and 2-23 September 1844 and in 1846 sold to be broken up. Dimensions 37,5 (Asmus)-38,8 (naval deputy engineer A. Bakker) x 8,05 x 4,96 metres, horsepower 106 hp and speed 8 knots.
