Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Gelderland' (1633)

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Gelderland
Nominal Guns	34	W014
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1633	W014
First Commissioned	1634	W014
How acquired	Purpose built	W014
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	W014
Category	Fourth Rate	W014
Ship Type	Ship	W014
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W014
Last Mentioned	1659	W014

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW014
Length of Gundeck128' 8"Amsterdam Feet36.2442 (118′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 6"Amsterdam Feet8.6474 (28′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 7"Amsterdam Feet3.7404 (12′ 3″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Burthen260Dutch Last

Armament

28.9.1652Broadside Weight = 262 Dutch pound (285.318 lbs 129.4542 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck18 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 4-Pounder

17.7.1654Broadside Weight = 238 Dutch pound (259.182 lbs 117.5958 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck18 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
15.9.1639120 DWAS-1600
28.9.1652140110 sailors, 30 SoldiersDWAS-1600

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1639KapiteinW0141646 - 1649KapiteinDWAS-16001652 - 1654KapiteinDWAS-1600

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1646 - 1649LuitenantDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
16.10.1639Battle of the Downs
1647Refitted as a 40 gun Fourth Rate ShipDWAS-1600
26.12.1647

Arrived off Brazil

DWAS-1600
9.11.1649

Sailed from Brazil

DWAS-1600
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W014James Bender, Web Site

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