Dutch Sixth Rate frigate 'Brielle' (1776)

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Brielle
Den Briel
Nominal Guns	36	M01
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Acquired	1776	M01
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	M01
Category	Sixth Rate	M01
Ship Type	Frigate	M01
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	M01
Wrecked	1784	M01

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentM01
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Amsterdam Feet41.0495 (134′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 0"Amsterdam Feet10.4747 (34′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet4.2594 (13′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

5.1781Broadside Weight = 178.25 Dutch pound (194.11425 lbs 88.07335 kg)
Gun Deck26 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck1 Dutch Swivel
Quarterdeck8 Dutch 4-Pounder
Forecastle2 Dutch 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1776230 M01

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1781KapiteinGNZ41782KapiteinWRBLOG

Service History

DateEventSource
30.5.1781Action of 1781-05-30

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

GNZ4Johannes Cornelius de Jonge, Web Site

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

WRBLOGAlexander van Maanen, Ron van Maanen, Web Site

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