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Monday, September 19, 2005

The Noorderkwartier ship Caleb

The Caleb was built for the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier in 1654. Her dimensions were 130ft x 32ft x 12ft. Her commanders and data (these will probably be extended further):
Date    Captain                      Guns  Sailors Soldiers  Notes
7/1654 Cornelis Victol               50?   (UPDATE: cannot find 
                                            the source for this entry, and 
                                            might withdraw it)
  1658 Cornelis Barentszoon Slordt   42    125   
  1664 Govert Corneliszoon 't Hoen   36    150               In De Ruyter's squadron
8/1666 Jan Heck                      47    304               St. James's Day Battle
7/1667 Jan Janszoon Maauw            48                      Raid on Harwich
  1671 Jan Dik                       48    184     59       
6/1673 Klaas Pieterszoon Wijnbergen  46    200     20        Schooneveld Battles
8/1673 Klaas Pieterszoon Wijnbergen  50    199     50        Battle of the Texel
6/1674 Jan Gerritszoon Muis          46    198     33        Expedition to Martinique

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