An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands the 17th reported the departure that same morning of a Dutch squadron lying in the roads consisting of the frigate Zr.Ms. Rijn (1) prince Hendrik der Nederlanden, frigate Palembang (2) commanded by H. Rietveld, corvette Juno (3) commanded by A. Klein, brig Zwaluw (4) commanded by W. Enslie and the steamship Hecla (5) commanded by J.F. Coertsen. The Rijn was to return back to Vlissingen to be present at the celebrations around the statue of De Ruyter. The other ships were bound for the Nieuwediep, Netherlands.
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1. Rijn, also called Rhijn, laid down as the French La Vestale at the navy shipyard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans in March 1813, handed over to the Netherlands in 1814 and renamed Rijn, launched on 5 October 1816, lengthened in 1825, conversion into a paddle steamship failed, shortened 1830, guard ship at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands and Willemsoord, Netherlands since 1852, broken up at Hellevoetsluis in 1875, dimensions 145 x 36,8 x 19 French feet or 55,25 x 12,3 x 5,75 metres and an armament of 44-54 guns (since 1830).
2. 2nd Class frigate, on stocks at navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands by P. Schuijt jr. in February 1822, launched on 28 April 1829, sold on Monday 2 November 1863 at 10.00 o’clock to be broken up, served also in the Dutch East Indies, dimensions 46,21 (load line) x 11,91 (inner hull) x 5,17 (fore)-5,74 (aft0 x 6,41 (hold below main deck), displacement 1.422 tons, an armament of 32-44 guns (30 short 30pd guns, 20-30pd guns, 2-8pd guns) and crew numbering 393 men.
3. Corvette 1st class , on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans 20 June 1833, launched 14 May 1839, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 29 March-17 April 1841, part of the Indies Military Navy since1 January 1868, guard ship at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 18 September 1867-25 January 1870, sold at Surubaya on a public auction to the native Aridin for ƒ 16.700,00 on 2 July, dimensions 39,50 x 10,70 x 5,3 metres, 932 tons displacement, 22 (1869: 14 medium 30pd guns)-32 guns and a crew numbering 120 (1869) men.
4. Laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1837, launched 1 August 1840, served also in the Dutch East Indies, last mentioned 1864, dimensions 32 x9,6 x 4,4 metres and an armament of 18 guns.
5. Paddle steamship 3rd class first called steam warship, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 8 September 1838, launched 16 or 18 April 1840, commissioned 1 October 1840, condemned in the Dutch East Indies in 1854, dimensions 43,00 (between perpendiculars) x 8,40 x 4,10 metres 7 guns, coal bunker capacity 11 days, daily coal consumption 11.500 Dutch ponds and a horsepower of 140 hp.
