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Friday, 14 August 2015

Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Sambre arrived in the Table Bay, South Africa soming from the Dutch East Indies bound for the Netherlands Middelburgsche Courant dated 11 April 1850

An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands 10th reported the arrival in the Table Bay, South Africa on 29 January of the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Sambre captain lieutenant H. Ferguson to load fresh drinking water. She left on 14 December 1849 Batavia, Dutch East Indies bound for the Netherlands.(1)

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1. 1. The former Algiers, frigate 2nd class, on stocks at naval yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands June 1818, launched 27 August 1821, coppered 1821, renamed Sambre 1828, guard ship at Willemsoord, Netherlands 1850, guard ship at Vlissingen, Netherlands, stricken 1866, efforts to sell her in 1867 failed and decided to break her up at the navy yard there, with a 1461 tons displacement and an armament of 44 guns.