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Saturday, July 01, 2006

A piece of trivia: Cornelis Jansz Brouwer's ship was called Vergulde Valck in a September 1652 manuscript

A handwritten document from September 1652 gives Cornelis Jansz Brouwer's ship's name as the Vergulde Valck. He commanded an Amsterdam Directors' ship that was long and slender: 132.5ft x 26ft-2in x 12.75ft. The ship carried 28 guns and in 1652 had a crew of 105 men. The armament consisted of 12-12pdr, 8-8pdr, 6-6pdr, and 2-3pdr guns.

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