Oranjegalei 1697 Admiralty Name Length Beam Hold Guns In service Zeeland Oranjegalei 130 37-3/4 13.5 44 1697-1739 Built by a Russian in 1697 at Vlissingen from their own resources A frigate that in a calm could be rowed Armament: 18-12pdr, 16-6pdr, 4-4pdr, and 2-3pdr Date Commander Guns Crew Notes 18-08-1704 SBN A. de Boer 44 140 Successful fight against 4 galleys from Ostende 24-04-1709 Captain Richard Wood 44 Fought against 4 privateers. Englishman Wood killed. 6/1709 Michiel Gardeyn 1722 Kornelis Wiltschut 44 250 In the Mediterranean Sea against Algerian pirates 1739 ? The ship lay at Veere
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Saturday, October 08, 2005
The Dutch ship Oranjegalei
Carl Stapel has the scoop on the Dutch row-frigate Oranjegalei. I wondered if it might have been inspired by the English vessels of that type. One nice feature of Carl's piece is that he has the armament. This is my translation and formatting of Carl's piece:
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