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Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Prins van Oranje arrived at Curacao coming from Brazil According to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Saturday 7 September 1850

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An item reported that the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Prins van Oranje arrived on 18 July at Curacao with the intentioned to depart on the 27th with the purpose of training her crew at sea and then return towards Vlissingen, Netherlands.(1)

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1. Ex-Waal, frigate 1st class, call sign GQSB, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jz.August 1828, launched 16 May 1840, renamed Prins van Oranje 1844, later guard ship, sold to be broken up 1897, dimensions 54 (load line) x 14 (inner hull) x 5,8-6,3 (aft) x 7,13 (hold below upper deck) metres, 2.481-2.485 tons displacement, 60 (peace:30-30pd guns, 30-30pd carronades, 2-12pd guns))-70 (war) guns and a sail area of 2.170m2.