Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Valkenburg' (1725)

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Gunboat No. 10 (14) 1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Biter"
(1797)
Racoon (16) 1795-1806
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1795)
Lord Horatio Nelson (1^st Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1771-1804
Margaret (4) 1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired Tender
(1785)
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British 4 Gun
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(1785)
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French 24 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1798)
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British 38 Gun
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(1794)
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British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1796)
General Eliott (Unknown) 1782-1802
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Valkenburg
Nominal Guns	52	M01
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Launched	1725	M01
How acquired	Purpose built	M01
Shipyard	Amsterdam Naval Yard - Amsterdam	M01
Constructor	Gerbrand SlegtDutch Ship Builder Service 1677-1739	M01
Category	Fourth Rate	M01
National Rate	Fourth Charter	M01
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	M01
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	M01
Sold for Break Up	1739	M01

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentM01
Length of Gundeck143' 0"Amsterdam Feet40.4833 (132′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 2"Amsterdam Feet11.3755 (37′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet4.5425 (14′ 10″ Imperial)
Draught Forward9' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet2.5608 (8′ 4″ Imperial)
Draught Aft13' 0"Amsterdam Feet3.6803 (12′ 0″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1725280 M01

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 10' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Biter"
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