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Thursday, August 10, 2006

The hired ship Patientia from the document from the Wrangel Collection

The Patientia as a 24-gun hired ship commanded by Adriaan van Loenen in 1652. The ship was eventually paid off. The Patientia seems to have been employed as a convoyer. In August, the ship was said to have been allocated to a convoy to the Sound. This is the information from the Wrangel Document. Striking features are the length and narrow beam and the extremely light armament:
The ship Patientia, Capt. van Loenen (it says "von Loenen")
Length from stem to sternpost:  130ft
Beam:                            25ft
Hold:                            11ft
Height between decks:             6-1/2ft
24 guns:
 4 gotelingen        8 lbs
10 gotelingen        6 lbs
 4 gotelingen        4 lbs
 4 gotelingen        3 lbs
 2 gotelingen        2 lbs

Crew:  70 men

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