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Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Some gun lists from Dutch ships in 1690-1697

These are some gun lists for Dutch ships from the reign of Prins Willem III from 1690-1697:
  1. Koning Willem, 94 guns (Zeeland): 28-24pdr, 30-18pdr, 6-12pdr, 22-8pdr, 8-6pdr
  2. Zeelandia, 92 guns (Zeeland): 28-24pdr, 26-12pdr, 22-8pdr, 16-6pdr
  3. Beschermer, 90 guns (Maze): 12-36pdr, 18-24pdr, 30-18pdr, 24-6pdr, 6-4pdr
  4. Wakende Kraan, 78 guns (Maze): 8-24pdr, 20-18pdr, 28-12pdr, 18-4pdr, 4-3pdr
  5. Hertog van Gelderland, 64 guns (Maze): 24-18pdr, 22-12pdr, 18-4pdr
These ships exhibit a feature that I have seen before, large numbers of small pieces, almost if the goal were simply to achieve a certain number of guns, regardless of the broadside weight.

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