An item reported that the Prussian frigate Eckernförde would depart towards the Netherland to be coppered again. After this was done she would make a training voyage with the Amazone and the Dantzig commanded by commodore Schröder towards the Mediterranean and the West Indies.(1)
Note
1. The former Danish 5th rate Gefion built in 1843 and on 5 April 1849 captured and entered Prussian naval service as the Eckernforde. Dimensions 165’4”(gundeck) x 41’1”x 18’9” (hold).
