Overijssel Commander: Leendert Haexwant Length (Amsterdam feet): 109ft-1in Beam (Amsterdam feet): 25ft-1in Hold: (Amsterdam feet): 8ft-8in Ht between decks (Amst ft): 6ft Displacement (est. tons): 293.4 tons Broadside wt: 112 lbs Armament: 4-chambered 24pdr, 2-12pdr, 4-8pdr, 12-6pdr Length on waterline (English feet): 97ft-6.5in Length on waterline (Amst feet): 105ft-1in Beam outside planking (Engl ft): 24ft-6in Beam outside planking (Amst ft): 26ft-5in Mean draft (English feet): 8ft-7in Size in Lasten (Dutch gross tonnage): 110 lasts Keel length (English feet): 82ft English burden: 261.89 tons Jan Glete's approximation: 277.68 tons
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Sunday, July 08, 2007
The Rotterdam ship Overijssel (22 guns) calculated
I have a spreadsheet that I modified to convert from Maas feet to Amsterdam feet. The results from calculations for late 1652 are worth noting:
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