An item dated Den Helder, Netherlands the 17th reported that on 15th September the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Juno (1) captain Moll was to depart towards Surinam with on board the newly appointed governor general B. Elias. The Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Etna (2) lieutenant 1st class Baars was also bound for Surinam to replace there the recently returned war steamship Zr.Ms. Curacao (3) lieutenant 1st class A. Bolken. The officers of the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Bellona (4) were since 31st August non active.
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1. 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 Surabaya 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.
2. Paddle steamship 3rd class, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer on 18 September 1837, contract with the (Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij (NSM) at Fijenoord for engines, boilers and spare parts for ƒ 152.541,48 according to decision 25 May 1838 no. 1, launched 30 April 1839, commissioned 1 November 1839, departed towards the Dutch West Indies 1 October 1842, returned at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 16 July 1844, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 20 June17 July 1845, departed towards Rotterdam, Netherlands for maintenance engines, docked at Hellevoetsluis 3 December 1846-6 February 1847,fitted out with a raised keel 1846, departed towards the Dutch East Indies 7 March 1847, decommissioned and condemned in the Dutch East Indies being in an extremely worse condition and just serving around Java 31 December 1863, reported her sale for ƒ 24.500 to W. Cores de Vries on Saturday morning 2 April 1864, dimensions 47,00 (between perpendiculars) x 9,00 (inner hull)x 3,45 (armed) x 5,04 (hold below main deck) metres, an armament of 4 guns (peace time 2 long and 2 short 30pd guns, in wartime 2-30pd bomb guns and 2-short 30pd guns), 178 hp horsepower and a crew numbering 100 men.
3. Frigate 2nd class, laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands in July 1819, launched on 1 October 1823, commissioned 1 June 1825, decommissioned 31 August 1842, examined in 1843, broken up at Willemsoord, Netherlands in May-September 1850, displacement 1.460 tons and an armament of 44 guns.
4. Paddle steamship, built in 1825 at Dover as the Calpe for the American and Colonial Steam Navigation Company, purchased in 1826 by the Dutch government, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 21 August-21 September 1827, 27 October 1829-12 March 1830, 28 December 1833-9 April 1834, 9-10 October 1835, 28 October-1 November 1836, 22 December 1836-14 January 1837, 10-19 August 1842 , 11-14 May and 2-23 September 1844 and in 1846 sold to be broken up. Dimensions 37,5 (Asmus)-38,8 (naval deputy engineer A. Bakker) x 8,05 x 4,96 metres, horsepower 106 hp and speed 8 knots.
