An item dated Den Helder, Netherlands the 23rd reported the departure that afternoon of a Russian squadron (1) rear admiral Lutke consisting of the frigate Aurora (2) with on board grand duke Konstantijn, corvette Prins van Warscha (3)and the brig Cazarski.(4) The Dutch steamboats Zr.M. Etna (5)and Hecla (6) and the Dutch steamship Noord-Holland escorted the squadron towards open sea.
Notes
1. Russian names in Dutch spelling.
2. The Avrora laid down by I.A. Amosov at St. Petersburg, Okhta, Russia on 23 November 1833, launched on 27 July 1835, stricken on 8 July 1861, sold to be broken up, dimensions 150’6¼; (keel)-159’2¾”(between perpendiculars)-165’2¾ x 41’6”(inside plank)-42’1” (outside plank) x 12’8” and an armament of 44-56 guns. In 1835 consisted her armament of 34 short 24pd guns and 22-24pd carronades. Her crew numbered 405 men. J. Tredea&E. Sozaev. Russian warships in the age of sail 1696-1860.
3. The Kniaz’Varshavskii, bought in 1830 at Philadelphia, USA? Originally built for Mexico. She was named after field marshal Paskevich who became a prince after captured Warshaw during the Polish mutiny. With a displacement of 2.031,2 tons were her dimensions 165’x 43’1½”x 20’6” and an armament of 30-24pd guns. Stricken on 11 September 1863.
3. The Kazarskii, laid down by I.I. Lemuan at St. Peters New Admiralty shipyard, Russia on 9 December 1833, launched on 29 August 1834, stricken on 16 January 1862, with a displacement of 440 tons and as dimensions 100’ (between perpendiculars0 x 30’8” (inside plank) x 12’8”x 13’.
4. Paddle steamship 3rd class, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer on 18 September 1837, contract with the (Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (NSM) at Fijenoord for engines, boilers and spare parts for ƒ 152.541,48 according to decision 25 May 1838 no. 1, launched 30 April 1839, commissioned 1 November 1839, departed towards the Dutch West Indies 1 October 1842, returned at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 16 July 1844, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 20 June17 July 1845, departed towards Rotterdam, Netherlands for maintenance engines, docked at Hellevoetsluis 3 December 1846-6 February 1847,fitted out with a raised keel 1846, departed towards the Dutch East Indies 7 March 1847, decommissioned and condemned in the Dutch East Indies being in an extremely worse condition and just serving around Java 31 December 1863, reported her sale for ƒ 24.500 to W. Cores de Vries on Saturday morning 2 April 1864, dimensions 47,00 (between perpendiculars) x 9,00 (inner hull)x 3,45 (armed) x 5,04 (hold below main deck) metres, an armament of 4 guns (peace time 2 long and 2 short 30pd guns, in wartime 2-30pd bomb guns and 2-short 30pd guns), 178 hp horsepower and a crew numbering 100 men.
5. Paddle steamship 3rd class first called steam warship, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 8 September 1838, launched 16 or 18 April 1840, commissioned 1 October 1840, condemned in the Dutch East Indies in 1854, dimensions 43,00 (between perpendiculars) x 8,40 x 4,10 metres 7 guns, coal bunker capacity 11 days, daily coal consumption 11.500 Dutch ponds and a horsepower of 140 hp.
