Monday, March 12, 2007

Ron van Maanen says that the Tholen of 1654 was rigged as a brig

I had seen the Zeeland ship Tholen mentioned in the Staet van Oorlog te Water for the year 1654, dating from July. The only information was the length (106ft) and a little more. Ron van Maanen says that the Tholen was rigged as a brig and was of 150 lasts measurement. He also says that the Tholen was last mentioned in 1655. Ron says that the Tholen carried from between 10 and 20 guns and had a crew of 60 men. He says that the Tholen was built in 1653 to 1654. He also had seen a reference that said the length was 108ft and that the Tholen had 10 guns. Sources:
  1. Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated but circa 1992

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