Dutch Fifth Rate ship 'Briel' (1657)

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Briel
Nominal Guns	22	DWAS-1600
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1657	DWAS-1600
First Commissioned	1658	DWAS-1600
How acquired	Purpose built	DWAS-1600
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	DWAS-1600
Category	Fifth Rate	DWAS-1600
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last Mentioned	1665	DWAS-1600

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck89' 5"Amsterdam Feet25.2102 (82′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth22' 10"Amsterdam Feet6.2282 (20′ 5″ Imperial)

Armament

1665Broadside Weight = 53 Dutch pound (57.717 lbs 26.1873 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck15 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
165997 DWAS-1600
6.166586 DWAS-1600
8.16656051 sailors, 9 soldiersDWAS-1600

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1657KapiteinDWAS-16001658KapiteinDWAS-16001659KapiteinDWAS-16001665KapiteinDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:19	Jon Miller	Robert BaylisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1795
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Monday 15th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Kingfisher' (1782) (18) 1782-1798 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Sunday 14th of June 2026 18:29	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'La Résolue' (1798) (18) 1798-1798 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown

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