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Sunday 16 August 2015

Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden was to be commissioned on short notice according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 25 May 1850

Half model NG-MC-322. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands. Original url

An item reported that on 15th June the Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden lying at the navy yard at Willemsoord, Netherlands was to be commissioned with as commanding officer captain jonkheer H.A. van Karnebeek.(1)

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1. Frigate 2nd class, laid down by J. Vos at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 3 September 1844, launched on 2 December 1847, renamed as floating battery Pollux in 1859, displacement 1.861 tons, dimensions 48 (load line) x 14,4 (inner hull) x 5,7 (fore)-6,2 (aft) x 6,6 (hold below upper deck ) metres and an armament of 38 (4-20”grenade guns, 20 long 30pd guns, 12-medium 30pd guns and 2 long 30 pd guns)-44 guns. Docked as the Pollux on 30 August 1859, undocked on 20 September 1859 and finally broken up.