An item reported that at the 31st the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Triton (1) and brig Zr.Ms. Vliegende Visch (2) , both lying at Willemsoord, Netherlands, were laid up and decommissioned. Their commanding officers and etat-majors became non-active. On 1 December were to be commissioned the at Willemsoord lying Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Hippomenes (3) and the advice vessel Zr.Ms. Pelikaan (4), at Hellevoetsluis the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Valk (5) and at Vlissingen, Netherlands the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Windhond.(6)
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1. ‘Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands July 1822, launched on 19 April 1825, guard ship at Batavia, Dutch East Indies 1842, intended sale on Friday 9 April at 11.00 o’clock lying at the east side outside the river of Batavia and an armament of 28 guns.
2. Brig also called aviso vessel, building ordered van a brig annex packet for the Dutch West Indies also to be used as advice vessel by decision no. 70 dated 11 March 1826, laid down at the navy yard of Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimanss Jz. on 25 July, launched on 17 June 1829, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 12- March 29 1830 and 4-16 June 1832, guard ship at Batavia, Dutch East Indies 1845, last mentioned while being repaired at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies in1849, dimensions 26,5 (load line) x 8,2 (inner hull) x 3,2 (fore)-4,2 (aft) x 4,26 (depth below maindeck), displacement 352 tons, an armament of 14 guns (12-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns), a crew numbering 46-56 men and a speed of 9-10½ knots.
3. ‘Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands by P. Schuijt jr. 1826, launched Thursday 22 April 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 hull) 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).
4. Pelikaan also called Pellikaan, brig, 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 at Paramaribo, Surinam for ƒ 1.000, 00 to be broken up 11 June 1845,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.
5. On stocks at navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans in August 1822, launched 9 August 1824, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 1820 October 1824&11-21 June 1827, 2 October 1832-4 August 1834 and 22 June-10 October 1840,condemned and stricken 1840, hospital ship to replace the Zr.Ms. Daphne 1841, served also in the Dutch West Indies, dimensions 29,8 (load line) x 9,2 (inner hull0 x 3,4 (fore)-4,5 (aft) x 4,5 (depth below main deck) metres, displacement 465 tons displacement and an armament of 18 guns (16-30pd carronades, 2-6pd guns).
6. Brigantine, laid down at the navy yard of Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer 7 June 1826, launched in 1828, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 26-27 July 1832 and 10 October-2 December 1840, during docking in 1840 rerigged as schooner brig and armament changed in 1-30pd gun on pivot and 4 long 6pd guns, guard ship at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 1849, decommissioned 1 July 1850, sold being useless, served also in the Dutch East Indies, dimensions 26,5 x 7,5 x 3,8 (hold) metres and an armament of 8-12 guns.
