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Monday, 28 October 2019

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Dolfijn and brig Zr.Ms. Mercurius arriving at Willemstad, Curacao coming from Surinam according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 27 March 1819

An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on last Wednesday of the Dutch 30-gun corvette Zr.Ms. Dolphyn captain Wardenburg and the 20-gun brig Zr.Ms. Mercurius captain lieutenant Pool coming from Surinam in 10 days.

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1. ‘Kuil’corvette, Department Amsterdam, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands January or 13 February 1817, launched on 21 February 1818, coppered 1819, while floating in the harbour of Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands intensively repaired by deputy constructor Bakker in May-October 1821, accommodation ship 1825, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis and broken up 11 November 1842, served in the Dutch West and East Indies and an armament of, 28 guns.
2. Mercuur or Merkuur, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 15 January 1817, launched 18 July 1818, docked and coppered at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 9-16 November, off Curacao hit by lightning and burned 1822 and an armament of 18 guns.