Movements of the Dutch warships Zr.Ms, Hippomenes, Pellikaan, Castor and Valk according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 11 October 1836

An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands dated the 20th reported that on the Thursday before the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Hippomenes (1) captain lieutenant Moll and the brig Zr.Ms. Pellikaan (2) lieutenant 1st class Rengers left Texel, Netherlands towards the Mediterranean, the corvette Zr.Ms. Castor (3) captain lieutenant Ampt towards Batavia, Dutch East Indies and the same day from Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands the brig Zr.Ms. Valk (4) captain lieutenant Van Lennep Coster towards Java, Dutch East Indies. Notes
1. ‘Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands by P. Schuijt jr. 1826, launched 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).
2. 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 1845 at Paramaribo, Surinam for ƒ 1.000, 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.
3. ‘Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1830 by P. Schuijt jr., launched 1835, training battery 1849, stricken as an training battery at Willemsoord, Netherlands 1866, public tenders on 30 May 11.00 o’clock at Willemsoord asked for breaking her up, dimensions 36,50 (between perpendiculars) x 10,0 (inner hull) x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (depth below main deck), 775 tons displacement and an armament of 28 guns (20-12pd guns or 20-30pd carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.
4. 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 hull) 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).