An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands the 18th referred to a tiding received from Den Helder, Netherlands reporting the arrival on the 13th of the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Castor captain lieutenant Ampt at Texel, Netherlands returning from Gibraltar.(1)
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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 a 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.
