Saturday, January 13, 2007

The Amsterdam ship Prinses Aemilia,built in 1699

Ron van Maanen's list has the details of the Amsterdam ship Prinses Aemilia, built at Amsterdam in 1699. The Prinses Aemilia was built by Hendrick Cardinaal. The Prinses Aemilia was broken up in 1727 and the remains were sold in 1728. This is what Ron has:
The ship Prinses Aemilia

Length from stem to sternpost: 148ft
Beam:                           39-3/4ft
Hold:                           15-3/4ft

60 guns: 24-18pdr, 24-12pdr, 12-6pdr

Crew: 305 to 325 men

Sources:
  1. Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated, but circa 1992

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