Jan Coenders did not command the 12-gun jacht Graaf Willem, but did command a fluit hired in Groningen in April 1653. That can be seen in Witte de With's journals. Ron van Maanen has the details of the Graaf Willem:
The fluit Graaf Willem, Capt. Jan Coenders
Length from stem to sternpost: 129ft
Beam: 28ft
Hold: 12ft
Height over hold: 6-1/2ft
26 guns:
14-8pdr, 9-6pdr, 3-4pdr
Crew: 90 men
Sources:
- Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated but circa 1992
- Witte de With, journals from 1652 to 1658, Archive E8812 from the Riksarkivet, Stockholm
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