I have had a reader ask me about the ship Gelderland that was built to replace the ship lost in 1629. I had not realized that the larger ship was probably the ship built as the replacement, as early as 1632. These are the details from Ron van Maanen's document "Mazenieuii", about the ships built for Rotterdam:
Gelderland, built in 1628 and lost in 1629
26 guns crew 85 men
160-180 lasts
Guns: 2-18pdr, 2-12pdr, 8-8pdr, 4-6pdr, 2-4pdr,
and 2-steenstukken with four chambers (there were two chambers
per gun, as these were old-style breechloaders)
Gelderland, built somewhere between 1632 and 1634
last mentioned in 1659
Dimensions in Maas feet: 118ft x 28ft x 12-1/2ft
Est. dimensions in Amsterdam feet: 128-1/2ft x 30-1/2ft x 13-1/2ft
40 Guns on 16 November 1652: 18-18pdr, 12-12pdr, 8-6pdr, and 2-4pdr
Crew: varied from 85 to 140 sailors
Sources:
- Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Oorlogsschepen" van de admiraliteit van de Maze in de zeventiende en achttiende eeuw, undated (MAZENIEUII)