the ship Westergo Length: 134ft Beam: 34ft Hold: 14ft Height between decks: 7-1/2ft Crew: 170 sailors: 28 officers and 142 men 30 land soldiers
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Thursday, August 09, 2007
New Friesland ships: the Westergo
On the 8th, I received a document that dates from early 1654 with dimensions of the new Friesland ships. Another of the entries is for the new ship Westergo, which was not as large as the biggest, the Oostergo: