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Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden and schooner Zr. Ms. Atalante passing the Heads according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 12 September 1850

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An item reported that the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Prins Hendrik der Nederlanden (1)passed on 3 September at 15.00 o’clock the Heads accompanied by the schooner Zr.Ms. Atalante (2) which from there separated and on the 5th arrived at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands.

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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.
2. Laid down by P.A. Bruyn at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 29 April 1850, launched 1 July 1850, stricken in 1865, dimensions 24,00 x 6,70 x 2,50 metres, a displacement of 137 tons displacement and an armament of 1 gun.