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Thursday, 19 June 2014

Dutch corvettes Zr.Ms. Nehalennia and Heldin and the brig Zr.Ms. Mermin leaving Vlissingen, Netherlands towards Texel and Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 8 November 1831

An item reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Nehalennia (1) departed Vlissingen, Netherlands towards Texel, Netherlands and the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Meermin (2) towards Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands. In the edition of the 10th was an item published dated Vlissingen the 7th reporting that on the 6th the Meermin commanding officer J,W. van Rijn departed towards Hellevoetsluis and the corvette Zr.Ms. Heldin (3) commanding officer Ant. Anemaet towards Texel.

Notes
1. ‘A so-called ‘kuil’corvette, on stocks at naval yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands 1825, launched 22 September 1827, guard ship 1847, stricken and sold to be broken up 1856, dimensions 36,50m x 10,30m x ?, 776 tons, displacement, 28 guns.
2. On stocks 1828 at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer, launched on 22 June 1830, stricken 1851, dimensions 31,50 x 9,3-9,50 x 4,50 (hold) metres, 527 tons displacement, 18 guns.
3. ‘Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1826, launched 1830, stricken or sold 1837, 28 guns, 157 men.