The ship Den Briel Length in Maas feet: 117ft Beam in Maas feet: 29-3/4ft Hold in Maas feet: 12-1/6ft Length in Amsterdam feet: 127ft-7in Beam in Amsterdam feet: 32ft-5in Hold in Amsterdam feet: 13ft-3in Displacement: 669.1 tons Broadside Wt (Est): 226 lbs Armament (Est): 12-18pdr, 12-12pdr, 4-8pdr, 10-6pdr guns Length on Waterline (English): 114ft-2in Beam outside of planking (Engl): 31ft-5in Mean draft (English): 13ft-1in Size in Lasten: 254 lasts Displacement (Jan Glete's approximation): 639.1 tons English length on keel: 96ft English burden: 503.3 tons
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
The Rotterdam ship Den Briel, calculated
The Rotterdam ship Den Briel was apparently completed in 1655, but not commissioned at the time, if I understand correctly. The ship was eventually placed in service, but the last we hear of Den Briel was in 1665. This is another ship where I have the dimensions in Maas feet and I have calculated the rest: