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Friday 18 July 2014

Dutch transport Zr.Ms. Prins Willem Frederik Hendrik transporting troops to Surinam according to the Dutch newspaper Utrechtse provinciale en stads-courant dated 12 March 1851

An item reported the intended departure of a detachment of 50 soldiers commanded by sergeant Krauss from Harderwijk, Netherlands towards Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands to embark there on board of the Dutch navy transport Zr.Ms. Prins Willem Frederik Hendrik bound for Surinam.(1)

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1. launched at the shipyard of the Commercie Compagnie at Middelburg, Netherlands by F. Haverkamp on 10 September 1832, bought 1832, docked at the navy yard of Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 20-25 November 1835, 24 October 1838-15 January 1839, 10-11 August 1840, 14-16 November 1843, 24-26 July 1844, 29 May-18 June 1845, 22-25 June 1847, 14 September-25 October 1849, 12-15 August 1851 and 20 September-14 October 1852, returning with damage from the Dutch East Indies condemned and sold lying in the Simonsbay, South Africa 1857, dimensions 33,70 x 9,14 x 3,80 metres and an armament of 8 guns.