Dutch hired ship 'Witte Olifant' (1652)

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Witte Olifant
Nominal Guns	28	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Hired	11.1652	W006
First Commissioned	1653	W006
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Hired Vessel	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Returned to Owners	2.1654	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck134' 0"Amsterdam Feet37.9354 (124′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth29' 0"Amsterdam Feet8.2099 (26′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

1652Broadside Weight = 113 Dutch pound (123.057 lbs 55.8333 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck7 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck7 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 4-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1652100 W006

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
11.1652 - 1653KapiteinDWAS-16001654 - 2.1654KapiteinDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
4.3.1652/53Battle of Leghorn
26.3.1654Took the Ship The Mediterranean Sea ADM 3

Notes on Ship

OriginW014

The Witte Olifant was apparantly an Italian merchant vessel called Elefante Bianco, hired by the Dutch.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 3Authority, Book

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

W014James Bender, Web Site

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