Zr.Ms. Bromo
An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands 7th reported that the Friday before the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Castor (1) and the brig Pijl (2) returned to the roads of Vlissingen, Netherlands. On the 7th were both ships and the frigate Jason (3) towards open sea towed by the steamship Bromo (4). The latter ship returned last Saturday from the North Sea squadron.
Notes.
1.
‘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.
2.
Brig 2nd class, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 21 July
1838, launched 6 October 1841, docked at navy yard at Hellevoetsluis,
Netherlands 30 March-31 May 1847, again 8 June-9 August 1854. stricken 1854,
coal hulk 1860 (14-19 June 1860 was a coal hulk Pijl docked at the navy yard at
Hellevoetsluis), dimensions 28,00m x 8,40m x ?, draught 3,85m, 327 tons
displacement, 14 guns.
3.
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.
4. Paddle steamship 2nd
class, call sign GQDS, laid down at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by
C.J. Glavimans on 18 November 1840, launched on 4 May 1842, stricken 1871,
displacement 546 tons dimensions 52,00 (waterline) x 10,00 (inner hull) x 4,4
(fore)-4,80 (aft) x 6,03 (depth) on metres, building costs ƒ 508.960.00. 1
funnel, 3 masts, a horsepower of 220 hp and an armament of 8 guns.
