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Saturday, 8 November 2014

Dutch corvette Lynx 1806-1840

Model Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original link

Also called brig, Department Rotterdam, on stocks at navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jr. on 2 January 1806, launched on 8 May 1807, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands by A. Bakker in 31 August-10 September 1808 and 15-20 February and 5-13 November 1811, scuttled by French 1813, wreck still lying in harbour of Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands and ordered to be removed in 1839, preparations for this purpose in 1840, dimensions 120 (prow) x 33 9/11 x  draught fore 9'8"-10½, aft 14’2”-14½, a crew numbering 42 men and armament of 20 guns.