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Monday, 9 June 2014

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Heldin and brig Zr.Ms. Vliegende Visch arrived at Vlisisngen, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 21 October 1830

An item dated Vlisingen, Netherlands the 19th reported that on the 18th the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Heldin (1) arrived coming from Texel, Netherlands and the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Vliegende Visch (2) commanded by Tuning coming from Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands.

Notes
1. ‘kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1826, launched 1830, stricken or sold 1837, 28 guns, 157 men.
2. Laid down at the navy yard of Rotterdam, Netherlands on 25 July 1826m launched on 17 June 1829, 1845 guard ship, broken up 1847, an armament of 14 guns, a crew numbering 46-56 men and a speed of 9-10½ knots.