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Monday, August 28, 2006

The ship Westfriesland

The Wrangell Collection document has new information about the ship Westfriesland, commanded by Hendrick Huyskens in 1652 and 1653. The ship was said to have been hired for f2000 and the crew employed for f1114. This is the data from the document:
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The ship Westfriesland, Capt. Huyskens

Length from stem to sternpost:  118ft
Beam:                            28ft
Hold:                            10-1/2ft
Height over hold:                 6-1/2ft (het bovenet)
28 guns:
 4 brass pieces    12 lbs
16 gotelingen       8 lbs
 4 brass pieces     6 lbs
 2 drakes           6 lbs
 2 iron gotelingen  3 lbs

Crew:  90 men

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