Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Maagd van Enkhuizen' (1645)

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Maagd van Enkhuizen
Nominal Guns	28	W014
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
Acquired	1645	W014
Shipyard	Unknown	W014
Category	Fourth Rate	W014
Ship Type	Ship	W014
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W014
Sunk in Action	1659	W014

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW014
Length of Gundeck120' 0"Amsterdam Feet33.972 (111′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth29' 0"Amsterdam Feet8.2099 (26′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 3"Amsterdam Feet3.1913 (10′ 5″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck116' 0"Amsterdam Feet32.8396 (107′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 6"Amsterdam Feet7.3863 (24′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 0"Amsterdam Feet2.831 (9′ 3″ Imperial)

Armament

1653Broadside Weight = 128 Dutch pound (139.392 lbs 63.2448 kg)W006
Gun Deck14 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 4-Pounder

1654Broadside Weight = 106 Dutch pound (115.434 lbs 52.3746 kg)W006
Gun Deck4 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck14 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck4 Dutch 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1652 - 1653KapiteinW014

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1652Battle of Dover
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock
30.11.1652Battle of Dungeness
29.10.1658Battle of the Sound

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

W014James Bender, Web Site

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