Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Eenhorn' (1623)

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Eenhorn
Witte Eenhoorn
Nominal Guns	30	W014
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
Launched	1623	W014
First Commissioned	1625	W014
How acquired	Purpose built	W014
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	W014
Category	Fourth Rate	W014
Ship Type	Ship	W014
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W014
Last Mentioned	1665	W014

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Burthen200Dutch Last
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Amsterdam Feet35.3875 (116′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth29' 0"Amsterdam Feet8.2099 (26′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet3.127 (10′ 3″ Imperial)

Armament

1625Broadside Weight = 136 Dutch pound (148.104 lbs 67.1976 kg)W006
Gun Deck7 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck13 Dutch 10-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 4-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 3-Pounder

1629Broadside Weight = 139.5 Dutch pound (151.9155 lbs 68.9271 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck4 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Dutch 9-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 4-Pounder
Gun Deck6 SteenStukken

14.7.1653Broadside Weight = 137 Dutch pound (149.193 lbs 67.6917 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck8 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 10-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
162585 W006
163195 DWAS-1600
164290 W014
165290 W006
14.7.1653120including 26 missingDWAS-1600

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1642KapiteinW0141647 - 1649KapiteinDWAS-16001650 - 5.1650KapiteinDWAS-160024.9.1652 - 20.3.1652/53KapiteinDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

W014James Bender, Web Site

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