In his letter dated 29 April 1818 ordered the Dutch minister of navy that the transport Flora (1) destined with victuals for the Mediterranean squadron was to be manned with men from the guard ship Zr. Ms. Zeeland.(2) Captain lieutenant J.J. Dingemans (3) was to command her. The crew numbered 32 men including Dingemans, 2 lieutenants, 2 midshipmen, one victuals master and 26 sailors.
Notes
1. First mentioned 1818, sold to be broken up in1822, an armament of 6 guns and a crew numbering 32 men.
2. 3rd charter, ex-Doggersbank, department Rotterdam, on stocks at naval yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans on 9 October 1797, launched on 3 March 1798, coppered in 1798, decommissioned and became accommodation ship for the marines at Willemsoord, Netherland in 1807, coppered 1811, renamed Zeeland in 1814, guard ship in 1815, sold at Nieuwediep for ƒ 14.300,00 to be broken up in 1839, dimensions 180 x 48 x 21½ feet and an armament of 68 guns.
3. Jan Justus Dingemans (23 January 1771) died on 16 Augustus 1822 in the same rank at that moment commanding officer of the brig Zr. Ms. Kemphaan at Curacao. Served also in the Batavian navy and French navy. Buried with military honours.
Source
Archive Marine Etablissement Vlissingen (Rijkarchief Zeeland, Middelburg, Netherlands) 95.16.
