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Friday, 12 February 2016

Armament of Dutch corvettes in 1818

Model NG-MC-339 of the Komeet, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original link 

The Dutch minister of navy ordered in his letter dated 15 April 1818 that the armament of the corvettes with quarter deck and poop (1) consisted of 28-30pd carronades and of flush decked corvettes of 20-30pd carronades and a crew numbering 120 men. Rigging in British manner.

Note
1. Komeet, also called Comeet, ‘kuil’corvette, Department Rotterdam, on stocks at navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jz. in February or on 4 March 1817, launched 28 November 1818, docked and coppered at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 22 May-7 June 1819, served also in the Dutch West and East Indies, nearly captured at Antwerp, Belgium when a sudden wind pushed her to the quay 19 December 1831, condemned, auction at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands on at 12.45 o’clock Thursday 22 September 1836, dimensions 130 x 34 1/11 x 17 8/11 (hold) feet  and an armament of 28 guns

Source
Archive Dutch navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands (Zeeuws Archief, Middelburg) 95.16.