Dutch Fifth Rate ship 'Prins Maurits' (1651)

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Prins Maurits
Nominal Guns	28	DWAS-1600
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
Purchased	1651	DWAS-1600
First Commissioned	1652	DWAS-1600
Shipyard	Unknown	DWAS-1600
Category	Fifth Rate	DWAS-1600
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk in Action	31.7.1653	DWAS-1600

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck116' 0"Amsterdam Feet32.8396 (107′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"Amsterdam Feet8.493 (27′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 0"Amsterdam Feet3.1141 (10′ 2″ Imperial)
Height Between Decks6' 0"Amsterdam Feet1.6986 (5′ 6″ Imperial)

Armament

23.6.1653Broadside Weight = 140 Dutch pound (152.46 lbs 69.174 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck2 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 2-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
165286 W014
1652105 DWAS-1600
1653115 DWAS-1600
23.6.165397 DWAS-1600

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1652KapiteinW014

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1652 - 3.1652/53LuitenantDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1652Battle of Dover
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
31.7.1653Battle of Scheveningen

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W014James Bender, Web Site

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