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Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Lucas Albertssen's ship, the Drie Coningen

From the pages that Jan Glete sent me, from the Wrangel Collection at the Swedish National Archives, the ship Drie Coningen is listed. This was the ship commanded in the summer and fall of 1652 by Lucas Albertssen (or Albertszoon). The ship was very long and narrow:
The ship Drie Coningen, kapitein Lucas Albertszoon

Length from stem to sternpost:  145ft
Beam:                            30ft
Hold:                            14-1/2ft

36 guns:
16 gotelingen of 12 lbs
10 gotelingen of  8 lbs
 6 gotelingen of  6 lbs
 4 gotelingen of  4 lbs
The Drie Coningen fought in the Battle of Plymouth in August, in De Ruyter's fleet and then at the Battle of the Kentish Knock on 8 October 1652. The ship very likely continued in service for the rest of the war, although confirming that is more difficult. Lucas Albertssen was likely dismissed in late 1652.

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