Model NG-MC-480 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. original url
Model NG-MC-541 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original url
An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands 14th reported the arrival that morning in the roads of Vlissingen, Netherlands of the Dutch steamship Zr. Ms. Cycloop captain lieutenant A.J. de Smit van den Broecke coming from Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands.(1)
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1. Paddle steamship 2nd/3rd class, call sign GQHB, on stocks at navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by A.E. Tromp on 23 July 1840, commissioned on 1 June 1843, launched on 13 June, refitted to be used as transport for royalties in 1845, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 11-14 September 1850, 13-February-2 September and 15 November-1 December 1856 and 29 July-1 August 1861, transferred to the Indische Militaire Marine in 1867, condemned and stricken in 1873, dimensions 47,00 (on load lone between perpendiculars) x 8,95 (inner hull) x 3,5 (medium) x 5,36 (hold amidships to main deck) metres, 875 tons displacement, 2 masts,1 funnel, 6 guns (consisting of 1-20cm grenade gun, 1 rifled 16cm gun, 4-30 pd carronades, according to Obreen in wartime 2-20“grenade guns, 4 medium 30pd guns, in peace time 2 long 30pd guns, 2-medium 30pd guns and 10-1pd swivels)), 220 hp horsepower and a crew numbering 90-100 men.
