Model (NG-MC-345) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam,
Netherlands. Original url
An item referred to a tiding
dated 14 April 1866 supplying more details dealing with the activities of the
ships belonging to the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch
corvette Zr. Ms. Juno captain J.J. Westerouen van Meeteren served as guard ship
in the roads of Surabaya, Dutch East Indies.(1)
Note
1. Corvette 1st class, call
sign GQLJ, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans
Jz. on 20 June 1833, launched 14 May 1839, docked at the navy yard at
Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 29 March-17 April 1841, part of the Indies Military
Navy since1 January 1868, guard ship at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 18
September 1867-25 January 1870, sold at Surabaya on a public auction to the
native Aridin for ƒ 16.700,00 on 2 July, dimensions 39,50 (loadline) x 10,50
(inner hull) x 4,4 (fore)-5,0 9aft) x 5,6 (hold below maindeck) metres, 929
tons displacement, 22 (1869: 14 medium 30pd guns)-32 g(24-12pd guns, 8-30pd
carronades, 4-8pd guns) guns and a crew numbering 120 (1869) men.
