No.18 Hollantsche Thuijn Joris Block 97 men 24 guns Length 116ft Beam 25-1/2ft 79 men actually on board Hold 12ft Above 5-3/4ft 24 guns: 6-8pdr, 8-6pdr, 4-4pdr, 2-3pdr, 4-2pdr
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The Amsterdam ship Hollandsche Tuin on 22 June 1653
Joris Block commanded the Amsterdam ship Hollandsche Tuin at the Battle of the Gabbard (and at Scheveningen). This Hollandsche Tuin was a hired ship that carried just 24 guns, and these were small. The status document compiled on 22 June 1653 has some details:
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