An item reported that the Dutch frigate ship Hollandia (1) captain Wap coming from Rotterdam, Netherlands hailed on 13 September on the position 3º0’North latitude and 13º57’West longitude the British frigate ship Woolloomooloo (2)underway from London, England towards Melbourne, Australia already 32 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 Woolloomooloo, captain J. Ross, built at Walter&Co. Hood, Aberdeen 1952, owned by GeorgeThompson, Aberdeen, tonnage 645 ton and as dimensions 154’7” x 26’9” x 19’1” .
