Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Rotterdam' (1695)

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Rotterdam
Nominal Guns	52	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1695	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Rotterdam Naval Yard - Rotterdam	DWAS-1600
Constructor	van LeeuwenDutch Ship Builder	DWAS-1600
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	22.5.1703	W006
Becomes	French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Rotterdam' (1703) (40) 1703-1706 French 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck124' 0"Amsterdam Feet35.1044 (115′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 3"Amsterdam Feet9.6447 (31′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 9"Amsterdam Feet3.513 (11′ 6″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck123' 8 ¼"Amsterdam Feet34.8277 (114′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 0"Amsterdam Feet9.6254 (31′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 3"Amsterdam Feet3.4358 (11′ 3″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1695110 DWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
22.5.1703Cap de la Roque
22.5.1703Taken by near Cap de la RoqueFWIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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