A Maria or Sint Maria 1652
Dimensions: 117ft x 24ft x 13ft x 6ft
1652 fireship schipper Jan Claes. The ship was built in 1649.
crew: 15 men
None of the published sources that I have seen list the crew size for Dutch fireships in the First Anglo-Dutch War. I see quite a few crew sizes, along with some armaments, for fireships. In some cases, we actually have dimensions, as well, as is the case for the Sint Maria.
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Sunday, March 25, 2007
The fireship St. Maria
Have I written about this before? The Amsterdam fireship Sint Maria (or just Maria) was in service in the summer of 1652. I actually have the dimensions for the ship, which is rather nice: