Dutch Merchant ship 'Gouden Leeuw' (1645)

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Gouden Leeuw
Nominal Guns	24	DWAS-1600
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	VOC Amsterdam
Previously	Dutch hired ship 'Gouden Leeuw' (1641) (24) 1641-1642 Dutch 24 Gun Hired Ship
Hired	1645	DWAS-1600
Shipyard	Unknown	DWAS-1600
Category	Merchant	DWAS-1600
Ship Type	Ship
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1645	DWAS-1600
Becomes	Dutch hired ship 'Gouden Leeuw' (1652) (24) 1652-1653 Dutch 24 Gun Hired Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck112' 0"Amsterdam Feet31.7072 (104′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 0"Amsterdam Feet7.3606 (24′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet3.4101 (11′ 2″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
164585 DWAS-1600

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1645KapiteinDWAS-1600

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

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