Dutch Sixth Rate ship 'Alarm' (1774)

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Alarm
Nominal Guns	24	M01
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Keel Laid Down	14.8.1773	M01
Launched	22.7.1774	M01
How acquired	Purpose built	M01
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	M01
Constructor	Peter EdwardsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1665-1673	M01
Category	Sixth Rate	M01
National Rate	Seventh Charter	M01
Ship Type	Ship	M01
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	M01
Captured	28.8.1799	BG

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentM01
Length of Gundeck125' 7"Amsterdam Feet35.3947 (116′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 0"Amsterdam Feet9.6254 (31′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 2"Amsterdam Feet3.6975 (12′ 1″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1774150 M01

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1779 - 1780KapiteinE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
31.12.1779Affair of Fielding and Bylandt
28.8.1799Seizure of the Dutch Fleet at Nieuwe Diep

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Carl Stapel on Monday 4th of June 2018 12:37

In a document at the NA 2.21.037.05 inventaris 26 the ship Alarm is mentioned lying at the Nieuw Diep dated january 11th 1801 with captain J.D. Musquettier as her captain.
( collectie Siccama ). I guess the English took her in 1799 but left her behind due to old age ( 1773 ) and bad condition.

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