An item dated The Hague, Netherlands 26th February reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Boreas (1) captain lieutenant D.E. Paling lying at Vlissingen, Netherlands and the brig Merkuur (2) captain lieutenant J. Berkhout Molenaar medium April were to be commissioned. The first ship was to replace the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Heldin (3) in the Dutch East Indies and the second one the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Pegasus (4) in the Dutch West Indies.
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1. ‘Kuil’corvette later called a corvette 1st class, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands 1828 by C. Soetermeer, launched on 22 March 1833, 1857 sold, displacement 776 tons, dimensions 36,5 (between perpendiculars) x 10,0 (inner hull) x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (depth below maindeck) metres and an armament of 28 guns:20-12pd guns of 20-30pd carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.
2. On stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 1830 by P. Glavimans Jz., launched 1833, last mentioned 1853, dimensions 29,8 (load line) x 9,2 (inner hull) x 3,4 (fore)-4,5 (aft) x 4,5 (hold below maindeck) metres, 546 tons displacement and 18 guns (16-30pd carronades and 2-6pd guns
3. ‘Kuil'corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1826, launched 1830, stricken or sold 1837, 28 guns, 157 men.
4. On stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 1827 by P. Glavimans Jz., launched 1830, accommodation ship 1841, last mentioned 1851, dimensions 29,8 (load line) x 9,2 (inner hull) x 3,4 (fore)-4,5 (aft) x 4,5 (hold below maindeck) metres, 546 tons displacement and 18 guns (16-30pd carronades and 2-6pd guns).
