Dutch Fourth Rate frigate 'Utrecht' (1660)

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Utrecht
Wapen van Utrecht
Nominal Guns	36	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1660	W006
First Commissioned	1659	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	W006
Constructor	Jan Salomonszoon van den TempelDutch Ship Builder Service 1632-1657	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
National Rate	Fifth Charter	W006
Ship Type	Frigate	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Sold	1687	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck9' 5"Amsterdam Feet2.6766 (8′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Gundeck102' 0"Amsterdam Feet28.8762 (94′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 0"Amsterdam Feet7.0775 (23′ 2″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck116' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet32.8525 (107′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet7.9397 (26′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet3.127 (10′ 3″ Imperial)
Height Between Decks6' 6"Amsterdam Feet1.853 (6′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1664Broadside Weight = 160 Dutch pound (174.24 lbs 79.056 kg)W006
Gun Deck22 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 6-Pounder

1666Broadside Weight = 170 Dutch pound (185.13 lbs 83.997 kg)W006
Gun Deck18 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck14 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 3-Pounder

6.1666Broadside Weight = 170 Dutch pound (185.13 lbs 83.997 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck18 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck14 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1665140110 sailors, 30 SoldiersDWAS-1600
1666150 W006
5.1673160133 sailors, 27 soldiersDWAS-1600
6.1674169128 sailors, 41 soldiersDWAS-1600

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1665 - 1666KapiteinDWAS-16001667KapiteinDWAS-16001672KapiteinDWAS-16001673KapiteinDWAS-16001674KapiteinDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
25.5.1676Battle of Bornholm
1.6.1676Battle of Öland

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Stuart Wicks on Sunday 4th of January 2015 14:54

could this be a duplicate of ID13879? Looks like it.

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