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Saturday, September 09, 2006

Another reason to think that the Engel Gabriel and Engel were the same ship

I suspect that the Engel Gabriel (28 guns) is the same as the Engel (28 guns). There is basically no record of the service of the 28-gun Engel Gabriel, but there is for the 28-gun Engel, which was commanded by Maarten Schaeff. The Engel Gabriel was hired on 19 June 1652, and had the following dimensions: 120ft x 27-1/2ft x 12-3/4ft. The armament was 6-12pdr, 12-6pdr, 8-4pdr, and 2-3pdr. The crew was 100 men. This is from the papers of Dr. Simon Hart, from the Gemeentearchief Amsterdam. Ron van Maanen has the following about the Engel on 5 April 1653: 4-12pdr, 12-8pdr, 10-4pdr, and 2-3pdr. The crew was between 100 and 110 men. I believe that the armament could have evolved to this, after the big upgunning of ships after the Battle of the Kentish Knock. Sources:
  1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships and Captain 1652-1654", 2006
  2. Dr. Simon Hart, papers from the Amsterdam notarial archives, Gemeentearchief Amsterdam: Arch. nr. 883, Inv. nr. 471
  3. Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated, but circa 1992

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