Ron van Maanen says the the Rotterdam ship Maria was hired in Amsterdam in 1652

Ron van Maanen says that Quirijn (or Crijn) van den Kerckhoff's ship Maria was hired in Amsterdam in 1652. The ship seems to have been pretty badly damaged in the Three Days Battle, and may have been discarded after that battle. There had been speculation in correspondence by officers such as Johan Evertsen that Captain van den Kerckhoff had been killed, but we know that was not the case. Given that an inventory was made of suitable merchant ships at Amsterdam prior to the start of the war, perhaps the dimensions might be found. Sources:

1. Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Oorlogsschepen" van de admiraliteit van de Maze in de zeventiende en achttiende eeuw, undated