Dutch hired ship 'Engel Gabriel' (1652)

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Engel Gabriel
Nominal Guns	28	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Hired	19.6.1652	W006
Shipyard	Unknown	W006
Category	Hired Vessel	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1653	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW014
Length of Gundeck124' 0"Amsterdam Feet35.1044 (115′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 6"Amsterdam Feet7.9461 (26′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 6"Amsterdam Feet3.7318 (12′ 2″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck120' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet33.9849 (111′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth27' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet7.6566 (25′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 8 ¼"Amsterdam Feet3.4036 (11′ 1″ Imperial)
Height Between Decks6' 0"Amsterdam Feet1.6986 (5′ 6″ Imperial)

Armament

19.6.1652Broadside Weight = 91 Dutch pound (99.099 lbs 44.9631 kg)W014
Gun Deck6 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 4-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.7.1653110 DWAS-1600

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
7.1653 - 9.1653KapiteinDWAS-1600

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1652Operating against smugglers in the SoundW014
31.7.1653Battle of Scheveningen

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
11.1652-12.1652	Dutch Anti-Smuggling Squadron (1652/11)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

W014James Bender, Web Site

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