Adm Ship Captain Z Hollandia Philips Joosten & Adriaan Bankert - Lost at Scheveningen Ve-Dir Wapen van der Veere Jan Olivierszoon - Survived the war F Stad Groningen en Ommelanden Joost Bulter - Lost at the Gabbard F Zevenwolden Frederik Stellingwerff - Lost at ScheveningenThe armaments of these ships varied from 34 to 38 guns at different dates. Their lengths varied from 120ft to 123ft, so they were quite small. The smaller Dutch 40-gun ships were 125ft and most were 128ft. Of course, the small Rotterdam ship Vrede carried 40 guns at the Battle of Lowestoft, and she was approximately 112ft long in Amsterdam feet (the actual size different from that, since the ship was designed in Maas feet). These lengths are all in Amsterdam feet.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Small Dutch 38-gun ships in the First Anglo-Dutch War
The Dutch had a number of small 38-gun ships in the First Anglo-Dutch War. Almost predictably, most were lost. These were the ships that come immediately to mind:
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