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Saturday 13 July 2019

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Hippomenes and brig Zr.Ms. Pellikaan entered Deal, England while underway towards the Mediterranean according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 29 October 1836

Model Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original source

An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands the 19th reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Hippomenes (1) captain lieutenant Moll and the brig Zr.Ms. Pellikaan (2) both underway from Texel, Netherlands towards the Mediterranean entered on the 12th Deal, England.

Notes
1. ‘Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands by P. Schuijt jr. 1826, launched 1830, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 15-16 September 1837, accommodation at Amsterdam 1841, floating barracks ship for the 1st company of marines at Amsterdam 1844, condemned and sold on a public auction at he navy yard at Amsterdam to be broken up on 31 May 1854, dimensions 36,50 (between perpendiculars) x 10,0 (inner hull0 x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (depth below main deck) metres, 775 tons displacement and an armament of 28 guns (20-12pd guns/20-30pd carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 6-6pd guns).
2. Department Amsterdam, building ordered 15 January 1819, on stocks at navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands August 1819 by P. Schuijt jr., 11 January 1820 ordered to be completed, launched 15 June 1821, coppered 1821, order 11 February 1822 to be completed in 1822, commissioned 1 March 1823, condemned 1844,sold 1845 at Paramaribo, Surinam for ƒ 1.000, displacement 191 tons, dimensions 22,6 (load line) x 7,1 (inner hull) x 2,7 (fore)-3,4 (aft) X 3,6 (below maindeck) metres and an armament of 8 guns consisting of 6-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.