The ship Dordrecht commander: Sier de Lieffde Length in Amsterdam feet: 115ft-7in Beam in Amsterdam feet: 27ft-3in Hold in Amsterdam feet: 10ft-10in Est height between decks: 6ft-6in Displacement: 421.5 tons Broadside weight: 108 lbs Guns: 6-12pdr, 12-8pdr, 8-6pdr Length on waterline (English): 103ft-5in Beam outside of planking (English): 26ft-6in Mean Draft: 10ft-9in Size in Lasten: 160 lasts Jan Glete's approx. tonnage: 400 tons English burden: 325 tons
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Monday, July 09, 2007
The ship Dordrecht in 1652, calculated
The Rotterdam ship Dordrecht was commanded by Sier de Lieffde in early 1652. The Dordrecht was in an English port at the outbreak of the First Anglo-Dutch War and was made a prize by the English. I have done the calculations for the Dordrecht, which had a specification in Maas feet of 12 inches to the foot. These are the results: