Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Prinses Louise' (1647)

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Prinses Louise ➡ 1673 Louise
Louijsa
Nominal Guns	40	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1647	W006
First Commissioned	1646	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last Mentioned	1674	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck110' 0"Rotterdam feet34.529 (113′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 5"Rotterdam feet8.1832 (26′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 5"Rotterdam feet3.5837 (11′ 9″ Imperial)

Armament

1654Broadside Weight = 214 Dutch pound (233.046 lbs 105.7374 kg)W006
Gun Deck2 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck30 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 5-Pounder

1666Broadside Weight = 176 Dutch pound (191.664 lbs 86.9616 kg)W006
Gun Deck24 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1664175 DWAS-1600
1666200 W006

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1652KapiteinDWAS-16001653KapiteinDWAS-16001654KapiteinDWAS-16001658KapiteinW0111664 - 1665Schout-bij-nachtDWAS-160012.1665 - 1667KapiteinDWAS-16001673KapiteinDWAS-1600

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1650/51 - 6.7.1651Lieutenant-admiraalDWAS-16001652Vice-admiraalDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
18.2.1652/53Battle of Portland
29.10.1658Battle of the Sound
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
1673Refitted as a Unrated FireshipDWAS-1600
1673Renamed LouiseDWAS-1600

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

W011James Bender, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Niek van Diepen on Tuesday 9th of February 2016 12:33

This ship strangely appears as being launched in 1674. Also, the Dutch word for Captain is Kapitein with an extra i.

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