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Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Prins Alexander der Nederlanden guard ship at Batavia, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 9 April 1868

An item referred to tidings dated 15th February 1868 dealing with the movements of the ships belonging to the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies. The frigate Zr.Ms. Prins Alexander der Nederlanden captain J.W. de Ruyter de Wildt, served as guard ship in the roads of Batavia, Dutch East Indies.(1)

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1. Frigate 2nd class, call sign GQRJ, in stocks at Amsterdam, Netherlands as the Lek in 1832, launched on 3 September 1844, renamed Prins Alexander der Nederlanden in 1844 , guard ship in 1871, last mentioned in 1874, 1460 tons displacement and an armament of 44 guns.