Venetian hired ship 'Hercules' (1618)

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Hercules
Nominal Guns	24	ref:1816
Nationality	Venice
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	30.3.1618	ref:1816
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1816
Category	Hired Vessel	ref:1816
Ship Type	Ship
Returned to Owners	bef.18.1.1620	ref:1816
Becomes	British hired ship 'Hercules' (1620) (24) 1620-1621 British 24 Gun Hired Ship

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthen300Tons BM

DatesOwnerSource
1617/02/23 - 1617, , , , , , , , Ownerref:1816

Date# of MenNotesSource
25.1.161970 ref:1816

DatesRankNameSource
1618 - 11.9.1618Capitanoref:1816

Cost of Hiringref:1816

The Venetians paid 1,600 ducats per to hire the ship

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1816 Web Site

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