Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Schiedam' (1689)

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Schiedam
Nominal Guns	50	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1689	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	W006
Constructor	Jan Salomonszoon van den TempelDutch Ship Builder Service 1632-1657	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last Mentioned	1712	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck135' 0"Amsterdam Feet38.2185 (125′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet9.9214 (32′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet3.9763 (13′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1690Broadside Weight = 262 Dutch pound (285.318 lbs 129.4542 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck10 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck22 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1690210 DWAS-1600

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1704 - 1705Kapitein

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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