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Sunday, April 16, 2006

The 120ft x 27ft x 11ft Noorderkwartier ships

In the 1630's and 1640's, the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier built a series of ships to the same dimensions:
frigate Medemblick, 28 guns  built 1640
Guns:
2-brass 6pdr
10-iron 12pdr
8-iron 8pdr
6-iron 4pdr
2-iron 3pdr

frigate Hoorn, 32 guns built 1636
Guns:
2-brass 6pdr
6-iron 12pdr
20-iron 8pdr
2-iron 6pdr
2-iron 4pdr

Kasteel van Medemblick, 28 guns  built 1640
Guns:
2-brass 6pdr
10-iron 12pdr
8-iron 8pdr
6-iron 4pdr
2-iron 3pdr
All this data is from the Staet van Oorlog te Water for the year 1654 (the date is July 1654).

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