Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Schiedam' (1745)

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Schiedam
Nominal Guns	56	M01
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1745	M01
How acquired	Purpose built	M01
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	M01
Constructor	Paulus van ZwijndrechtDutch Ship Builder	M01
Category	Fourth Rate	M01
National Rate	Fourth Charter	M01
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	M01
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	M01
Broken Up	1792	M01

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentM01
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Amsterdam Feet41.0495 (134′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 0"Amsterdam Feet11.324 (37′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet5.1087 (16′ 9″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1745300 M01

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

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