Dutch Fifth Rate ship 'Middelburg' (1638)

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Middelburg
Nominal Guns	24	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Launched	1638	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1652	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	W006
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	7.1652	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship 'Middleburg' (1652) (32) 1652-1657 British 32 Gun 4th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck120' 0"Amsterdam Feet33.972 (111′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 0"Amsterdam Feet7.9268 (26′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 6"Amsterdam Feet2.9854 (9′ 9″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck120' 0"Amsterdam Feet33.972 (111′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 0"Amsterdam Feet7.9268 (26′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet2.8439 (9′ 3″ Imperial)

Armament

1652Broadside Weight = 117 Dutch pound (127.413 lbs 57.8097 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck6 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
18.8.164985 DWAS-1600
1652120 DWAS-1600

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1649KapiteinDWAS-16001652 - 7.1652KapiteinDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1652Taken by the British In the ChannelDWAS-1600

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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