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Saturday 23 August 2014

Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Panter departed Curacao towards Aruba according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 27 January 1827

An item reported the departure from Willemstad, Curacao in the afternoon of the26th towards Aruba by the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Panter captain lieutenant Buiswith on board S. Plats former captain quartermaster of the garrison in Surinam and now appointed as commodore of the island Aruba and further more G.B. Bosch..(1)

Note
1. Brig 1st class Panter/Panther, laid down at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer, on 24 June 1823, launched on 8 April 1826, dry docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 9 May-11 July 1837, sold on public auction at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies on Saturday 3 May 1845, dimensions 31,5 x 9,3 x 4,5 (depth of hold) metres and an armament 18 guns.