Dutch flush-decked corvette Zr. Ms. Heldin bound for the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 4 September 1851

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands

An item referred to a tiding from Nieuwediep, Netherlands of the 30th reporting the intended departure on the 15th of the Dutch corvette Zr. Ms. Heldin captain lieutenant J. Spanjaard towards the Dutch East Indies.(1)

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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). igurehead female torso in roman armor decorated with ribbonds.