Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Jaarsveld' (1648)

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Jaarsveld
Jaarsvelt Huis ts Jaarsvelt
Nominal Guns	44	W014
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Launched	1648	W014
First Commissioned	1651	W014
How acquired	Purpose built	W014
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	W014
Category	Fourth Rate	W014
Ship Type	Ship	W014
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W014
Wrecked	9.1.1652/53	W014

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW014
Length of Gundeck130' 0"Amsterdam Feet36.803 (120′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"Amsterdam Feet9.0592 (29′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"Amsterdam Feet3.6803 (12′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1752Broadside Weight = 250 Dutch pound (272.25 lbs 123.525 kg)W014
Gun Deck4 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck22 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1653150 W014

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1649Schout-bij-nachtDWAS-16001651 - 1652KapiteinW0141652 - 3.1.1652/53KapiteinW014

Service History

DateEventSource
28.8.1652Battle of Elba
30.1.1652/53Wrecked on uncharted rocks 16 miles from Livorno

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W014James Bender, Web Site

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Posted by Pieter on Wednesday 11th of July 2012 06:45

Is there any photo of the warship Jaarsveld available.

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