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Monday, August 21, 2006

The Friesland fireship Vergulde Buys, hired in Amsterdam

Friesland hired their ships in Amsterdam in 1652. One of those ships hired was the ship Vergulde Buys, which served as a fireship. These seem to be the particulars (from the notes of S. Hart, from the Gemeentearchief Amsterdam):
The ship, the Vergulde Buys

Length from stem to sternpost:  112ft
Beam:                            23-1/2ft
Hold:                            10-1/2ft
Height between decks (?):         5ft
Perhaps I will be able to read more in a few days, but that is about the extent of what I can currently read.

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