An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands the 24th reported that that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Castor (1) lying at Willemsoord, Netherlands was to be commissioned on 1 September with a crew numbering 160 men. As commanding officer was captain lieutenant F.H. Ampt until than on non-active appointed. According to tidings from Den Helder, Netherlands was on last Wednesday the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Panther (2) returned at Texel, Netherlands coming from Kronstadt, Russia.
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1. ‘kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1830 by P. Schuijt jr., launched 1835, training battery 1849, stricken as an training battery at Willemsoord, Netherlands 1866, public tenders on 30 May 11.00 o’clock at Willemsoord asked for breaking her up, dimensions 36,50 (between perpendiculars) x 10,0 (inner hull) x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (depth below main deck), 775 tons displacement and an armament of 28 guns (20-12pd guns or 20-30pd carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.
2. Brig 1st class, laid down at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer, on 24 June 1823, launched on 8 April 1826, dry docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 9 May-11 July 1837, sold on public auction at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies on Saturday 3 May 1845, dimensions 31,5 x 9,3 x 4,5 (depth of hold) metres and an armament 18 guns.
