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Monday 29 September 2014

Dutch warships Zr.Ms. Palembang, Juno and Cerberus arrived in the roads of Vlissingen, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 3 June 1841

An item reported the arrival on the1std in the roads of Vlissingen, Netherlands of the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Palembang (1) captain H. Rietveld and corvette Zr.Ms. Juno (2) captain lieutenant A. Klein towed by the steamship Zr.Ms. Cerberus (3) lieutenant 1st class De Smit van den Broecke. The Cerberus departed on the 3rd back to sea.

Frigate Palembang 1822-1863
Model Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Notes
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Paddle steamship, on stocks at Vlissingen, Netherlands, by C. Soetermeer 28 February 1834, launched 28 May 1836, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 24-30 January 1839, 25-26 March 1841, 6-12 February 1844, 26-31 July 1851, 4-11 November 1863 and 5-31 December 1856, coal hulk 1857, broken up 1863/dimensions 45,30 x 8,20 x 3,40 metres, 810 tons displacement, 8 guns (decision dated 17 April 1837 no. 51 fore 1-60pd grenade gun, aft 1-80pd gun, 170 hp horsepower.