Admiraal van Wassenaer
Anna Paulowna. Model NG-MC-1245 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands. Original source
In an item dealing with the Dutch minister of navy answering questions in the Parliament about the budget for 1893 he stated that a large number of boys lately [in 1892] were engaged. To solve the lacking of accommodation and enough space on board of the Wassenaer (1) were temporarily measures taken. The frigate Anna Paulowna (2) lying at the Navy yard at Willemsoord was partly fitted out for accommodation of the boys. As a result became it possible to train the boys at one location and was a second expensive training ship not necessary. Since 1891 were more boys engaged, for instance in 1891: in stead of 260 were 429!
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1. Screw steam frigate Zr.Ms. Admiraal van Wassenaar. Call sign GQBE, wood-built, laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands as the 74 gun ship of the line Piet Hein on 15 February 1833, disassembled 1850, laid down as a screw steam frigate designed by A.E. Tromp in 1853, launched as the Admiraal van Wassenaar on 6 September1856, commissioned on 16 July 1857, converted into a training ship at the navy yard of Amsterdam 1875, commissioned for training boys and ordinary seaman 11 April 1876, until 1 January 1913 used as training and guard ship at Amsterdam and sold on 28 May at Amsterdam for ƒ 37.781,00 to be broken up, displacement 3.650 tons, dimensions 62,36 (between perpendiculars)-72,86 (over all) x 15,72 x 6,80 metres, horsepower 300 hp, speed maximum 10,67 miles, armament 8 (4 medium 30pd guns, 4-12cm guns, 1877: long 12pd guns)-45 guns and a crew numbering 450 men.
2. Screw steamship 1st class, call sign GQVH, laid down at 11.00 o’clock at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands as Van Galen on 17 June 1865, preparations for launching started at 07.00 o’clock, at 12.00 announced that she was to be named Anna Paulowna and launched on 20 March 1867, repaired hull and rigging at the navy yard at Willemsoord, Netherlands before the convesersion t the Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij at Fijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands into a training ship for boys in 1877, recommissioned on 6 December 1877, added to the Admiraal van Wassenaar at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1889-1895 and stricken to be broken up in 1895. Wood-built. Displacement 3.398 tons and as dimensions 80,00 (between perpendiculars)-91,85 (over all) x 13,30 x 6,20 metres, horsepower 600 hp, a crew numbering 325 men and an armament of 10 long 30pdrs and 10-16cm rifled guns and on 1 October 1877 8 long 12 pdrs.
