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Date Posted: 08:44:36 04/20/08 Sun
Author: Byron Angel
Subject: Re: dutch rates establishment 1782
In reply to: Ron 's message, "dutch rates establishment 1782" on 07:53:04 04/20/08 Sun

Ron,

Very much appreciated. Thank you. Good data on the Dutch navy is not so easy to come by.


Byron


>I found in a Dutch archive a establishment dated 30
>september 1782 dealing with the rates of the warships
>in the Dutch navy. Perhaps of some interest source for
>someone.
>
>dimensions in Amsterdam foot
>
>70 guns, dimensions 180 x 48 6/11 x 22, height between
>decks below the ‘beams’ 6’7, with 14 port-holes,
>height lower battery above water 6½, suitable for
>36pdrs in lowerbattery, 24 or 18pdrs in upper battery,
>12 pdrs half deck, 550 men
>
>60 guns, dimensions 167 x 46’9”x 21½, height between
>decks below the ‘beams’ 6’6”, 13 port-holes, height
>lower battery above water 6’6”, suitable for 30 or
>24pdrs in lower battery, 18pdrs in upper battery,
>8pdrs on half deck, 450 men
>
>50 guns, dimensions 160 x 45 x 20½, height between
>decks below the ‘beams’ 6’5”, 12 port-holes, height
>lower battery above water 5’9/11”, suitable for 24pdrs
>in lower battery, 12pdrs in upper battery, 8pdrs on
>half deck, 400 men
>
>40 guns, one gundeck, dimensions 152 x 42¾ x 16,
>height between decks below the ‘beams’ 5’9”, 13
>port-holes, suitable for 24 or 18pdrs in lower
>battery, 12 or 18pdrs on half deck, 300 or 270 men
>
>40 guns, 2 gundeck, dimensions 145x 42 x 18-18½,
>height between decks below the ‘beams’ 5½’, 11
>port-holes, height lower battery above water 5½’, 18
>pdrs lower battery, 12 pdrs upper battery, 270 men
>
>36 guns, dimensions 140 x 37½ x 15½, height between
>decks below the ‘beams 5’8”, 13 port-holes, 12 pdrs
>gundeck, 6pdrs on half deck, 230 men
>
>20 guns, dimensions 125½ x 34 x 13, height between
>decks below the ‘beams’ 5’7”, 12 port-holes, 8pdrs
>battery, 160 men.

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