Dutch hired ship of the line 'Hilversum' (1655)

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Hilversum
Nominal Guns	62	B028
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	VOC Amsterdam
Hired	1655	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Hired Vessel	B028
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	4.6.1665	GNZ2
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Helverson' (1665) (60) 1665-1667 British 60 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Burthen597Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentM04
Length of Gundeck146' 0"Amsterdam Feet41.3326 (135′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 0"Amsterdam Feet10.1916 (33′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"Amsterdam Feet4.002 (13′ 1″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Keel136' 0"Amsterdam Feet38.5016 (126′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 0"Amsterdam Feet9.6254 (31′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"Amsterdam Feet3.6803 (12′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1665Broadside Weight = 390 Dutch pound (424.71 lbs 192.699 kg)M04
Gun Deck4 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck22 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck20 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck14 Dutch 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1665300 M04
13.6.1665258 GNZ2

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1658KapiteinE-WIKI1665KapiteinM046.1665 - 4.6.1665KapiteinM04

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1658Vice-admiraalE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
4.6.1665Taken by following the Battle of Lowestoft

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

GNZ2Johannes Cornelius de Jonge, Digital Book

M04Ron van Maanen, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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