Model Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands
Model Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands
As the Borneo, ‘kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 30 August 1845, designed by K. Turk, disassembled and transport to the navy yard of Vlissingen, Netherlands August 1850, laid down by P.A. Bruin 29 July 1853, launched as Princes Amelia as corvette with steam power afternoon Friday 12 October 1855, guard ship at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 1872-1875, stricken 1875, dimensions 36,50 x 10,3 metres as Borneo and as Prinses Amelia 51 x 11,5 x 5-5,6 (1874) metres, displacement, 776 (Borneo)-1.350 (Prinses Amelia) tons, 807 tonnage (Prinse Amelia 1874), 16-19 (Prinses Amelia)-28 (Borneo) guns, crew as Prinses Amelia numbering 178 (1874)-207 men, maximum speed under steam 6-7 knots and a horsepower of 150 hp.
