Movements of the Dutch warships Zr.Ms. Juno, Etna, Curacao, Jason and Rijn according to the Dutch newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated 3 October 1842

Rijn or Rhijn

An item dated Den Helder, Netherlands 26 September reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Juno (1) captain Mol would depart on 5th October towards Surinam with on board of the newly appointed governor of the Dutch West Indies Mr. J.B. Elias and household. At the same time would the steamship Zr.Ms. Etna (2) lieutenant Baars depart towards Surinam. The Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Curacao (3) lieutenant 1st class A.A. Bolken now lying at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands would replace her at Den Helder. On 10th October would the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Jason (4) captainVan der Plaat leave Den Helder and the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Rijn (5) temporarily captain lieutenant Byl de Vroe leave Vlissingen, Netherlands both bound for the Mediterranean.

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1. Corvette 1st class, call sign GQLJ, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jz. on 20 June 1833, launched 14 May 1839, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 29 March-17 April 1841, part of the Indies Military Navy since1 January 1868, guard ship at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 18 September 1867-25 January 1870, sold at Surabaya on a public auction to the native Aridin for ƒ 16.700,00 on 2 July, dimensions 39,50 (loadline) x 10,50 (inner hull) x 4,4 (fore)-5,0 9aft) x 5,6 (hold below maandeck) metres, 929 tons displacement, 22 (1869: 14 medium 30pd guns)-32 g(24-12pd guns, 8-30pd carronades, 4-8pd guns) guns and a crew numbering 120 (1869) men.
2. 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.
3. Paddle steamship, built in 1825 at Dover as the Calpe for the American and Colonial Steam Navigation Company, purchased in 1826 by the Dutch government, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 21 August-21 September 1827, 27 October 1829-12 March 1830, 28 December 1833-9 April 1834, 9-10 October 1835, 28 October-1 November 1836, 22 December 1836-14 January 1837, 10-19 August 1842 , 11-14 May and 2-23 September 1844 and in 1846 sold to be broken up. Dimensions 37,5 (Asmus)-38,8 (naval deputy engineer A. Bakker) x 8,05 x 4,96 metres, horsepower 106 hp and speed 8 knots.
4. Frigate 2nd class, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans 1824, launched 1829, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 30 May-11 June 1834, guard ship at Willemsoord, Netherlands 1847, condemned 30 April 1850, sold on the navy yard at Willemsoord for ƒ 23.0000 to be broken up Tuesday 10.00 o’clock 19 November 1850, 1461 tons displacement and armament of 44 guns.
5. Also called Rhijn, frigate, laid down as the French La Vestale at the navy shipyard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans in March 1813, handed over to the Netherlands in 1814 and renamed Rijn, launched on 5 October 1816, lengthened in 1825, conversion into a paddle steamship failed, shortened 1830, guard ship at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands and Willemsoord, Netherlands since 1852, broken up at Hellevoetsluis in 1875, dimensions 145 x 36,8 x 19 French feet or 55,25 x 12,3 x 5,75 metres and an armament of 44-54 guns (since 1830).