Saturday, September 30, 2006

Some interesting ships from 1652-1653

Ron van Maanen lists some ships for 1652-1653 that are interesting enough to bear mentioning:
Adm    Ship           Year Guns Crew   Length  Beam Hold      Ht btw Dks Gun lists
A      Amsterdam       1651 30 100-120 120ft   29ft    11ft   6-3/4ft    10-12#,8-8#,8-6#,4-3#
A      Amsterdam       1652 30 100-120 120ft?  29ft?   11ft?  6-3/4ft    18-12#,10-6#,2-4#
Vl-Dir Dubbele Arend   1652 26 98-118  112ft   26ft    12ft   6ft        2-12#,10-8#,10-6#,4-4#
F      Frisia          1652 28 100-110 120ft   28ft    11ft   7ft        2-12#,4-10#,8-8#,10-6#,4-5#
A      Julius Caesar   1653 28  100    125ft   29ft           7ft
A      Jupiter         1652 28  100    132ft   32ft    12.5ft 7ft
M      Kalmar Sleutel  1652 22   90    112ft   27ft    12ft   6.5ft
M      Koning David,FS 1652  6*  14     98ft   23.5ft  10.75ft7ft  (Maas feet?)
M      Rozenkrans      1653 42  200    137.5ft 35ft    17.5ft            20-18#,22-12#
A      Salomons Ordeel 1653 28  100    141ft   31ft        7ft
Ho-Dir Samson          1652 24  110    132ft   27ft    12.5ft 6.25ft
F      Sara            1652 24 85-90   116ft   25.75ft 11.5ft 7ft
Sources:
  1. Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated, but circa 1992
  2. Witte de With, journals from 1652 to 1658, Archive E8812 from the Riksarkivet, Stockholm

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