Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Maagd van Dordrecht' (1631)

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Maagd van Dordrecht
Nominal Guns	42	W014
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Acquired	1631	DWAS-1600
Shipyard	Unknown	W014
Category	Fourth Rate	W014
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last Mentioned	1645	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW014
Length of Gundeck141' 9"Amsterdam Feet39.9227 (130′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 10"Amsterdam Feet9.6254 (31′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 2"Amsterdam Feet3.9763 (13′ 0″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Burthen300Dutch Last

Armament

1642Broadside Weight = 360 Dutch pound (392.04 lbs 177.876 kg)W006
Gun Deck10 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck14 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1639140 W014
1642170140 sailors, 30 soldiersDWAS-1600

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1639 - 1643Vice-admiraalW014

Service History

DateEventSource
17.9.1639Action of 18 September 1639
16.10.1639Battle of the Downs

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

W014James Bender, Web Site

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