An item reported the arrival Willemstad, Curacao on 17 March 1848 of the French transport Salamandre commanded by L. Dupont coming from Puerto Cabello.(1)
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1. Screw steam aviso 2nd class. Laid down at Toulon in November 1844, launched on 2 October 1847, commissioned on 14 September and stricken 2 June 1871. With a displacement of 242 tons and as dimensions 35,00 (waterline) x 6,50 x 2,73 metres. With a speed of 9,5 knots, a crew numbering 74 men and an armament of 2-12 shll guns