the pinnace Gideon commanded by Tiebbe Auckes of 96 lasts manned by 70 men Armed with: 2-bronze 15pdr 2-bronze 9pdr 10-iron 9pdr 4-steenstukken I estimate a 96 last ship to have dimensions: 89ft x 23.5ft x 9.5ft x 5.5ftThis seems like some good information that our friends in Friesland might like to see.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
The Friesland ship Gideon in 1631
I received a photograph of a page from 1631 with information about the Friesland ship Gideon, a pinnace used as a convoyer: