Model NG-MC-346 Amphitrite Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands. Original url
Possible a model representing the Heldin. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands. Original url
An item reported that on Saturday morning at the Nieuwediep, Netherlands the Dutch corvette Zr. Ms. Heldin (1)captain lieutenant J. Spanjaar to replace the corvette Zr. Ms. Amphitrite (2) in the Dutch West Indies.
Notes
1.
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.
2. Flush-decked
corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C.
Soetermeer 1827, launched 22 June 1830, commissioned 16 August 1830, reduced to
20-gun ‘kuil’-corvette 1837, decommissioned November-December 1851 at Curacao
due to worse condition and not able to return homewards, sold to be broken up
at Curacao 13 April 1852, with as dimensions 39 (between perpendiculars) x 10,5
(inner hull) x 4,10 (fore)-4,70 (aft) x 5,37 (hold below deck) metres and a
displacement of <850 tons, an armament consisted of 18 short 30pd guns and
2-12pd guns after 1837 and a crew numbering 300 men (1830).
