Ship of dimensions 150ft x 39ft x 15ft with 58 guns: Lower Deck: 6-bronze 24pdr 20-iron 18pdr Upper Deck: 10-bronze 12pdr 12-iron 12pdr 10-bronze 6pdr drakes Ship of dimensions 140ft x 36ft x 14ft with 52 guns: Lower Deck: 4-bronze 24pdr 10-iron 18pdr 8-bronze 12pdr Upper Deck: 6-bronze 12pdr 14-iron 12pdr 10-bronze 6pdr drakes
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Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Dutch arming plans from late 1653
One of the documents that I received yesterday, dating from late 1653, consists of arming plans for new ships: