Translate

Sunday, 16 August 2015

The etat major of the Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 4 June 1850

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

An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands 3rd June reported that the etat major of the Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden of captain jonkheer H.A. van Karnebeek, 1st officer lieutenant 1st class J.C. Pieterse, lieutenants 1st class H.A. Meijer and G.P.J. Mossel, lieutenants 2nd class P.A. van Rees, D.L. Wolfson , A. Schotborgh and J.N. Slegt and officer of administration 2nd class F.W. Wissel.(1)

Note
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.