Jan Jansz Lapper, sometimes called Jan de Lapper, commanded the ship Phesant (or Fazant or Vogel Phesant). The Phesant had rather modest dimensions: 120ft x 29ft x 12ft, with a height between decks of 6-3/4ft. The Phesant was built in 1646 and was charted to Denmark from 1666 to 1667. We know the guns carried by the Phesant at various dates:
16 Nov 1652: 18-12pdr and 10-6pdr
1 April 1653: 18-12pdr and 14-6pdr
April 1655: 18-12pdr, 12-6pdr, and 2-drakes
1 April 1665: 18-12pdr, 16-6pdr, and 4-3pdr
Sources:
- Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated, but circa 1992
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