Dutch Merchant east indiaman 'Toevalligheid' (1745)

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Toevalligheid
Nominal Guns	Unknown	ref:1735
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	VOC Amsterdam
Previously	French Merchant east indiaman 'L'Hercule' (1739) (48) 1739-1745 French 48 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Purchased	13.2.1745	ref:1735
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Jason Class (1739)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Gilles CambryFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1777	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	ref:1735
Ship Type	East Indiaman
Last known		ref:1735

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck128' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.5831 (136′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel109' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.4032 (116′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0635 (36′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5878 (15′ 0″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,250Ton
Burthen700Ton

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IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1735 Web Site

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