Dutch hired fluit 'Sint Pieter' (1652)

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Sint Pieter
Nominal Guns	28	DWAS-1600
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	VOC Rotterdam
Hired	1652	DWAS-1600
Shipyard	Unknown	DWAS-1600
Category	Hired Vessel	DWAS-1600
Ship Type	Fluit
Last known	1654	DWAS-1600
Becomes	Venetian hired ship 'San Pietro' (1649) (28) 1649-1656 Venetian 28 Gun Hired Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck123' 0"Venetian Piedi42.7671 (140′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 0"Venetian Piedi9.7356 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 0"Venetian Piedi4.1724 (13′ 8″ Imperial)

Armament

1652Broadside Weight = 101 Dutch pound (109.989 lbs 49.9041 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck4 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 4-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1652122 W014

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1652 - 7.1652Kapitein†W0147.1652 - 8.1652KapiteinW0148.1652 - 1653LuitenantW0145.10.1653 - 10.1654KapiteinDWAS-1600

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1652 - 8.1652LuitenantW014

Service History

DateEventSource
17.6.1652Action of 1652-06-17
16.8.1652Battle of Plymouth
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W014James Bender, Web Site

ref:617Gruppo Modellistico Trentino di Studio e recerca storica, Book

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Posted by Stuart Wicks on Thursday 1st of January 2015 16:46

This ship has been confused with the Sint Pieter (ID 1583).
This one was of the VOC Amsterdam and (according to Rif Winfield) also fought at:
1652/12/10 Battle of Dungeness
1653/02/18 Battle of Portland
1653/06/02-03 Battle of Gabbard

Vreughenhil, A. claims she was captured by the Italians in 1654.

However, a "San Pietro", described as a hired Dutch ship, fought for the Venetians at the 3rd Battle of the Dardanelles on 26-27 June 1656 (and was burned) and could have been this ship.

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