Dutch Fifth Rate frigate 'Thetis' (1767)

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Thetis
Nominal Guns	36	M01
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Keel Laid Down	1766	M01
Launched	1767	M01
How acquired	Purpose built	M01
Shipyard	Rotterdam Naval Yard - Rotterdam	M01
Constructor	Jan Salomonszoon van den TempelDutch Ship Builder Service 1767-1782	M01
Category	Fifth Rate	M01
National Rate	Sixth Charter	M01
Ship Type	Frigate	M01
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	M01
Captured	1800	M01

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentM01
Length of Gundeck145' 0"Amsterdam Feet41.0495 (134′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 0"Amsterdam Feet10.4747 (34′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet4.2594 (13′ 11″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1767230 M01

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1782UnknownWRBLOG

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

WRBLOGAlexander van Maanen, Ron van Maanen, Web Site

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Posted by J.D. Vlot on Friday 14th of June 2024 08:03

The constructor of the Thetis of the Maze was Pieter van Zwijndregt Pzn. Its first commander was captain Gerhard Cornelis de Prato in 1769.
Source: Vlot J.D., "Bevonden het een weergaloos schip". Willem van Wassenaer en de Rotterdamse marinescheepsbouw in de achttiende eeuw. In: Tijdschrift voor Zeegeschiedenis 26 (2007) 1.

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