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Thursday, August 24, 2006

The hired ship Jupiter

The Admiralty of Amsterdam hired the ship Jupiter for service in the Mediterranean Sea. The ship was commanded by Cornelis Janszoon. These are the particulars from three pages in the papers of S. Hart, from the Gemeentearchief Amsterdam:
The ship Jupiter, Capt. Cornelis Jansz.

Length from stem to sternpost:  130ft
Beam:                            30ft
Hold:                            14ft
Height over hold:                 7ft

28 guns:
 4-12pdr
10-8pdr
12-6pdr
 2-4pdr
We know from a list in The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, that the crew consisted of 100 men.

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