An item reported the departure from Willemstad, Curacao on Monday 30th April of the Dutch transport Zr.Ms. Prins Willem Frederik Hendrik lieutenant 1st class J.W. de Ruyter de Wildt towards Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands. On board were as passengers officer of health 2nd class G.A. Ferguson of the local garrison and 54 chasseurs and artillerists (25 of the garrison, 29 of Surinam) of which the enlistment passed.(1)
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1. Launched at the shipyard of the Commercie Compagnie at Middelburg, Netherlands by F. Haverkamp on 10 September 1832, bought 1832, docked at the navy yard of Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 20-25 November 1835, 24 October 1838-15 January 1839, 10-11 August 1840, 14-16 November 1843, 24-26 July 1844, 29 May-18 June 1845, 22-25 June 1847, 14 September-25 October 1849, 12-15 August 1851 and 20 September-14 October 1852, returning with damage from the Dutch East Indies condemned and sold lying in the Simonsbay, South Africa 1857, dimensions 33,70 x 9,14 x 3,80 metres and an armament of 8 guns.
