The ship Batavia, purchased at Zaandam by the Rotterdam Chamber of the VOC, fought in the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665. Ron van Maanen has the details about the Batavia:
The ship Batavia, kapitein Nicolaes Naalhout
Length from stem to sternpost: 136ft
Beam: 29-1/2ft
Hold: 14ft
Height between decks: 7ft
44 guns:
Lower deck: 20-12pdr
Upper deck: 16-8pdr, 8-3pdr
Crew:
148 sailors and 46 soldiers
Sources:
- James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2006
- Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated, but circa 1992
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