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Monday, 23 June 2014

Dutch paddle steamship Zr.Ms. Valk transporting carpenters of the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands to the one at Den Helder, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Heldersche Courant dated 26 September 1866

Model in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

An item dated Den Helder, Netherlands the 26th reported that the Dutch paddle steam ship Zr.Ms. Valk would depart at 14.00 o’clock the next day towards Vlissingen, Netherlands to transport 60 carpenters with their households who were transferred from the navy yard at Vlissingen to the one at Den Helder.

Note
1. Laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1863, launched in 1864, schooner rigged in 1869 with 3 masts instead of the originally 4, dimensions 60,00-68,00 (over all) x 9,2-15,52 (included paddle wheels). The Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Friday 3 March 1899 reported her sale on a public auction on the Wednesday before at Nieuwediep, Netherlands of the stricken paddle steamship Zr.Ms. Valk for ƒ 31.626,76 to B.J. Nijkerk of Amsterdam, Netherlands.