An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands the 18th reported the departure on the 17th of the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Boreas commanded by Paling towards the Dutch East Indies.(1) On the same day left the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Suriname (2) commanded by Frank and the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Medusa (3)the Dokhaven towards the roads.
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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. Paddle steamship, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen , Netherlands 1827, launched on 24 July 1828, broken up 1837, 810 tons displacement.
3. Bomb corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1825 by P.Glavimans Jz.20, launched 1827, stricken 1835, dimensions 36,23 (loadline) x 10,06 (inner hull) x ,25 (fore)-4,81 (aft) x 5,25 (depth below maindeck) and an armament of 2-29”mortars, 20-12pd carronades, 2-6pd guns. If these corvettes were not fitted out with mortars consisted the armament of 20-30pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.
