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Wednesday, September 22, 2004

I still smile at the Dutch ships that have large numbers of 3pdr guns

The Amsterdam ship Callantsoog is another example of ship that carried large numbers of 3pdr guns to bring the ship up to 70 guns. The ship was another of the ships built to the 150ft charter (usually 150ft x 38ft x 15ft), as was the Eendracht of 1653, the Groot Hollandia, and others. The Rotterdam ship Gelderland of 1666, was built to an expanded version, having greater beam and depth (150ft x 39ft x 15-1/2ft).

The Callantsoog, at the Four Days Battle, had the following armament:

  • lower tier: 6-brass 24pdr nd 20-iron 18pdr
  • middle tier (really, the upper tier): 8-brass 12pdr and 16-iron 18pdr
  • upper tier (with an unarmed waist): 16-3pdr
  • poop: 4-brass "klokwijs" 4pdr

This meant that only 50 of the 70 guns were "substantial". The 16 3pdr were more to just bring the total to 70 guns.

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