An item dated Utrecht, Netherlands reported the departure on the 22nd from Harderwijk, Netherlands towards Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands of a detachment military consisting of 1 sergeant, 2 corporals and 47 soldiers where they would embark the 23rd on the Dutch navy transport Zr.Ms. Merwede bound for Surinam.(1)
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1. On stocks at the shipyard of Jan Schouten, Dordrecht, Netherlands 1832, launched 28 July 1835, commissioned 1 March 1838, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 19-21 June 1839, 20-22 July 1840, 7-9 April and 13-15 December 1841, 13 July-8 August 1842, 23-29 January and 18-22 September 1845, 15-18 July 1846, for extensive repairs 27 July 1847-26 August 1848, 30 April 1 May 1850, 19 April 1852, 21 August 1854-1- August 1855, 4 August-? 1856, 28 November-9 December 1857, 4-8 January 1858, sale in in the Dutch East Indies for an unknown period delayed in 1860, dimensions 33,70 x 9,1 x 3,80 metres and an armament of 8 guns.
