Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Middelburg' (1659)

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Middelburg
Nominal Guns	42	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Launched	1659	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Sunk in Action	3.3.1676/77	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Amsterdam Feet35.3875 (116′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"Amsterdam Feet9.0592 (29′ 8″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1661190 W006
1673135 W006

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1661KapiteinDWAS-16001664 - 1665KapiteinDWAS-16001677 - 3.3.1676/77KapiteinDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
1665Refitted as a 38 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the LineDWAS-1600
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1673Refitted as a 34 gun Fifth Rate Ship of the LineDWAS-1600
3.3.16771st Battle of Tobago

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Linda Steele on Saturday 24th of April 2021 14:44

I am researching my family tree and Admiral Johan Evertsen is a direct ancestor. I would like to know more about his son or grandson, Evert Evertsen, who I believe was involved in the battles in the Dutch West Indies. He was killed in Tobago and I believe he captained a ship. Do you have any information about this ancestor? Thanks for your help!

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