An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands 10th reported that that day 2nd infantry lieutenant J. Leyntjes with 14 petty officers and soldiers would depart from Harderwijk, Netherlands to embark on the 12th at Nieuwediep, Netherlands the Dutch brig Zr. Ms. Heldin bound for Surinam.(1)
Note
1. Heldin, one-deck
flush-decked corvette, call sign GQKL, laid down at the navy yard at
Vlissingen, Netherlands 31 July 1839 by C. Soetermeer/A.E. Tromp, launched 26
May 1842, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 20-28
September 1854 and 15 December 1856-12 April 1858, store ship for projectiles
in the harbour of Nieuwediep, Netherlands, training battery until 30 November
1907, accommodation ship for the Hr.Ms. Marnix 1908, accommodation for the ‘vuurwerkmakerij’
with materials transferred from Vlissingen, Netherlands towards Willemsoord,
Netherlands January 1915, displacement 775 tons and as dimensions 36,5 (between
perpendiculars) x 10,00 (inner hull) x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (hold
below main deck) and an original armament of 20-12pd guns or 20-30pd
carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns, later reduced to 10 guns
(included 12cm guns). Figurehead female torso in roman armor decorated with
ribbonds.
