An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands 31th August reported that the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Suriname (1) towed the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Medusa (2) commanded by Frucht from the Schelde towards the roads. From there entered the Medusa the Dokhaven. On the 27th left the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Curacao (3) captain le Jeune Texel, Netherlands with marines for the Schelde squadron on board.
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1. Paddle steamship, first called war steamship, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen , Netherlands by C. Soetermeer on 8 April 1826, launched on 24 July 1827, commissioned on 20 May 1828, served also in the Dutch East Indies, decommissioned 27 July 1836, broken up due to the needed costs for repairing at Vlissingen 1837, engines delivered by Cockerill, Seraing, Belgium, and a 810 tons displacement.
2. Bomb corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1825 by P.Glavimans Jz.20, launched 1827, stricken 1835, sold and broken up at Vlissingen in 1836, 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.
3.Paddle steamship, built in 1825 at Dover as the Calpe for the American and Colonial Steam Navigation Company, purchased in 1826 by the Dutch government, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 21 August-21 September 1827, 27 October 1829-12 March 1830, 28 December 1833-9 April 1834, 9-10 October 1835, 28 October-1 November 1836, 22 December 1836-14 January 1837, 10-19 August 1842 , 11-14 May and 2-23 September 1844 and in 1846 sold to be broken up. Dimensions 37,5 (Asmus)-38,8 (naval deputy engineer A. Bakker) x 8,05 x 4,96 metres, horsepower 106 hp and speed 8 knots.
