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Friday, August 11, 2006

The Hoop, ship of Joris Collerij (Colerij, or Caullerij)

Another ship in the list from the Wrangel Collection is the 28-gun ship Hoop, commanded by Joris Collerij (Colerij or Caullerij). The Hoop was with Tromp's fleet on 30 June 1652 in Pieter Florissen's squadron. He was also with the fleet on the voyage to the Shetlands, and is listed in Hendrick de Raedt's pamphlet. His ship was paid off either in late 1652 or early 1653. This is the information about the Hoop from the Wrangel Collection document:
the ship, the Hoop, Capt. Collerij
Length from stem to sternpost:  120-1/2ft
Beam:                            25-1/2ft
Height between decks:             6ft-1in
28 guns:
 4 guns            10 lbs
 4 iron gotelingen  8 lbs
12 iron gotelingen  6 lbs
 6 iron gotelingen  3 lbs
 2 iron gotelingen  2 lbs

Crew: 90 men

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