The ship the Engel Gabriel, Capt. Sweers Length from stem to sternpost: 130ft Beam: 30ft Hold: 13-1/2ft Height between decks: 6-1/2ft 36 guns: 18 gotelingen 12 lbs 10 gotelingen 8 lbs 4 gotelingen 6 lbs 4 gotelingen 4 lbs Crew: 120 men
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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Isaak Sweers' ship, the Engel Gabriel (36 guns)
The document from the Wrangell Collection has the details of Isaak Sweers' ship Engel Gabriel. This was a large, hired ship. He served in Michiel De Ruyter's fleet in the summer of 1652 and probably fought in the Battle of Dungeness, on 10 December 1652. His ship was sunk by gunfire on the first day of the Three Days Battle on 28 February 1652. These are the details of the ship: