Tuesday, April 19, 2005

The Dutch fleet in 1685

The Dutch fleet in 1685 nominally consisted of the following strength:
  1. 10 ships of 80-94 guns
  2. 18 ships of 70-76 guns
  3. 14 ships of 60-68 guns
  4. 8 ships of 50-52 guns
  5. 32 frigates of 16-44 guns
This is from an appendix to J. C. De Jonge's Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1869.
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