Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Rotterdam' (1639)

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Rotterdam	1312
Nominal Guns	26	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1639	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Expended as Fireship	1666	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Maas Feet32.648 (107′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 0"Maas Feet7.7 (25′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 0"Maas Feet3.08 (10′ 1″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Burthen130Rotterdam Last

Armament

1640Broadside Weight = 116 Dutch pound (126.324 lbs 57.3156 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck9 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 4-Pounder

1652Broadside Weight = 210 Dutch pound (228.69 lbs 103.761 kg)W006
Gun Deck2 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck18 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 5-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 4-Pounder

1653Broadside Weight = 164 Dutch pound (178.596 lbs 81.0324 kg)W006
Gun Deck2 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 4-Pounder

23.6.1653Broadside Weight = 164 Dutch pound (178.596 lbs 81.0324 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck2 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 8-Pounder
Upper Deck Bow Chaser2 Dutch 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
164085 DWAS-1600
9.165212090 sailors, 30 soldiersDWAS-1600
23.6.1653110 DWAS-1600
1664124Nominal crewDWAS-1600
15.2.1664/65121111 sailors, 10 soldiersDWAS-1600

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1639KapiteinSijbert Vijgh (d.1642)DWAS-16001640KapiteinPhillips Jacobszoon SchoonemanDWAS-16001646KapiteinJan Jacobszoon van Nes (d.1652)DWAS-16001652KapiteinPieter Willemszoon VerhoeffDWAS-16001653Kapitein-luitenantPieter VerhavenDWAS-16001658Vice-admiraalJan Aertszoon VerhaefW0111665KapiteinLeendert Aertszoon HaexwantDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
18.2.1638/39Action of 18 February 1639
1658Refitted as a 40 gun Fourth Rate Ship
29.10.1658Battle of Sound
1664Refitted as a 34 gun Fifth Rate Ship

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W006Teemu, Web Site

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W011James Bender, Web Site

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Rotterdam
Wapen van Rotterdam
Nominal Guns	26	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1639	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Rotterdam - Holland	W006
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Expended as Fireship	1666	W006