140ft x 34ft x 14ft 130ft x 32ft x 14ft East India Company 160ft x 36ft x 15ft x 8ft 118ft x 28ft x 13ft x 6ft 146ft x 36ft x 14ft (the dimensions of the Huis te Zwieten) 136ft x 30ft x 13-1/2ft x 7ft 137ft x 31ft x 13ft x 7ft 126ft x 27ft x 12-1/2ft 140ft x 34ft x 13-1/3ft x 7ft 136ft x 34ft x 13-1/2ft 137ft x 31-1/2ft x 13-1/3ft 130ft x 30ft x 12ft 120ft x 27ft x 12ft 130ft x 30ft x 13-1/2ft x 6-3/4ftThese seem to be ships under construction that might be purchased for use as warships.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
There is this fascinating list dating from 21 January 1653
I was looking at Witte de With's journal for January 1653 and there is this fascinating list of ships, with dimensions. There are no ship names, as far as I can tell:
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