An
item dated Middelburg, Netherlands 26th reported the arrival; on the
23rd at Vlissingen Netherlands of the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Haai (1)
captain Van Limburg Stirum, frigates Jason (2) and Sambre captains respectively
Van der Plaat en Kist and the corvette Castor captain lieutenant Söhngen part
of the squadron destined for the North Sea.
Notes
1.
Brig 1st class, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands
by Glavimans on 29 October 1838, launched on 11 May 1842, docked at the navy
yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 30 December 1842-12 January 1843, 25
October 1849-27 March 1850 and 18-20 February 1851, last mentioned in 1861,
dimensions 31,50 x 9,5 x 4,50
metres, 546 tons displacement and armament of 18 guns.
2.
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.
3.
Frigate 2nd class, call sign GQTL, building ordered by decision nr. 16, on 15
April 1816, on stocks at navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands in June 1818,
launched on 27 August 1821, coppered 1821, commissioned by decision no. 30 of
18 February 1822, renamed Sambre by decision no. 100 dated 5 April 1828, razeed
as 28 guns frigate on 1836, guard ship at Willemsoord, Netherlands since 1 May
1850, guard ship at Vlissingen 1851-1 November 1866, stricken in 1867, broken
at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherland the same year 1461 tons
displacement, dimensions 163 x 42 x 22 27/11 feet, an armament of 44 guns and a
crew numbering 300 men.
4. ‘Kuil’corvette, on
stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1830 by P. Schuijt jr.,
launched 1835, training battery 1849, stricken as an training battery at
Willemsoord, Netherlands 1866, public tenders on 30 May 11.00 o’clock at
Willemsoord asked for breaking her up, dimensions 36,50 (between
perpendiculars) x 10,0 (inner hull) x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (depth
below main deck), 775 tons displacement and an armament of 28 guns (20-12pd
guns or 20-30pd carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.
