Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Laurens Degelcamp

The way that Laurens Degelcamp is described in the list dated 28 November 1652 is "Laurens Hermansz". His full name must have been Laurens Hermanszoon Degelcamp. He commanded the ship Groeninger Nicolaes (24 guns). That is the ship that Ron van Maanen calls the "Groeningen Nicholaes". He has the interesting data, which I have annotated further:
The ship Groeninger Nicolaes, kapitein Laurens Hermansz Degelcamp

Length from stem to sternpost: 106ft
Beam:                           25-1/2ft
Hold:                           11ft
Height between decks:            5-3/4ft

24 guns:
4-8pdr, 8-6pdr, 10-4pdr, 2-2pdr

Sources:
  1. lijst van schepen in dienst van de Staet der Vereenigde Nederlanden, 28 November 1652
  2. Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated but circa 1992

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