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Saturday, December 16, 2006

The jacht Brak (1653)

Ron van Maanen lists an Amsterdam jacht Brak built in 1653. It seems very similar to the Brak of 1649, but here is what Ron has:
The jacht Brak, kapitein Dirck Pieterse Berthiens

Length from stem to sternpost: 115ft
Beam:                           25ft
Hold:                            9ft
Height between decks:            6ft

18 guns (5 April 1653):
4-8pdr, 12-4pdr, and 2-3pdr

Crew: 70 to 90 man

Sources:
  1. Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated, but circa 1992

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