Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Vergulde Zon' (1640)

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Vergulde Zon
Zon
Nominal Guns	40	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Launched	1640	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1666	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Amsterdam Feet35.3875 (116′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 0"Amsterdam Feet8.7761 (28′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 0"Amsterdam Feet3.3972 (11′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1640Broadside Weight = 220 Dutch pound (239.58 lbs 108.702 kg)W006
Gun Deck4 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck22 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 6-Pounder

1.4.1665Broadside Weight = 201 Dutch pound (218.889 lbs 99.3141 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck4 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck20 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 3-Pounder

1666Broadside Weight = 186 Dutch pound (202.554 lbs 91.9026 kg)W006
Gun Deck4 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck14 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck18 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1652140 W006
1658139 W006
1665195 W006
1666215 W006

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1649 - 11.1652Kapitein†DWAS-16001653KapiteinDWAS-16001658KapiteinW0111666 - 7.1666KapiteinW011

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1665Luitenantref:575

Service History

DateEventSource
4.3.1652/53Battle of Leghorn
29.10.1658Battle of the Sound
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

W011James Bender, Web Site

ref:575 Web Site

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