Mortar carriage of 24-gun bomb corvette
Model Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Director/Commanding officer of the Department of the Maze wrote on 9 April 1832 to his colleague at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands that he was afraid that the original mortar carriages of the Dutch bomb corvette Zr.Ms. Proserpina would not fit without being adjusted. The carriages were placed in 1821 on board and were tested on 1822 in the presence of later rear admiral May at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands. Afterwards were these carriages stored in a warehouse on the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis. In the past 9 years was the timber dried and the carriages could probably not fitted without being adjusted. For the rotten parts he suggested to replace those with the parts of the carriages of the former bomb corvette Zr.Ms. Hekla which however were never assembled.
Note
1. Bomb corvette, Department Rotterdam, on stocks at navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jz.20 May 1818, launched 11 October 1821, coppered in 1821, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 18-23 August 1824 to extend the copper, docked again at Hellevoetsluis since 25 November 1828for repairs, stricken 1835, sold 1836 and became a whaler, dimensions 36,23 (loadline) x 10,06 (inner hull) x ,25 (fore)-4,81 (aft) x 5,25 (depth below maindeck) and an armament of 2-29”mortars, 20-12pd carronades, 2-6pd guns. If these corvettes were not fitted out with mortars consisted the armament of 20-30pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.
Source
Archive Marine Etablissement Vlissingen (Zeeuws Archief, Middelburg, Netherlands) block 95 inv.no. 68.
