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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