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Friday, 14 August 2015

Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Sambre arrived in the Netherlands coming from the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 23 April 1850

An item dated Den Helder, Netherlands 17th reported the arrival that day of the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Sambre captain lieutenant H. Ferguson coming from Batavia, Dutch East Indies. In the Dutch East Indies she participated in the so-called Bali-expedition.(1)

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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.