An item reported that the Dutch frigate ship Hollandia (1) captain Wap coming from Rotterdam, Netherlands hailed on 1 November on the position 38º47’South latitude and 26º37’East longitude the British frigate ship John Norman (2) underway from London, England towards Shanghai, China already 76 days underway.
Notes
1. Captain P. Wap, Rotterdam no. 162-flagged, owned by A.F. Ebelin en Comp., tonnage 705 tons, built in 1841 and homeport Rotterdam. Source Staat der Nederlandsche Zeemagt en Koopvaardij-vloot op 1 Januarij 1864.
2. Lloyds Register for 1864-1865 mentioned a John Norman, captain D. Bond, tonnage 511 tons, dimensions 150’0” x 27’3” x 17’5”, built in 1855, owned by Patchett&Co., London.
