Dutch Fifth Rate ship 'Samson' (1627)

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Samson	1563
Nominal Guns	26	W014
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
Launched	1627	W014
Home Port		W014
How acquired	Purpose built	W014
Shipyard	Unknown	W014
Category	Fifth Rate	W014
Ship Type	Ship	W014
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W014
Captured	12.7.1652	W014
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship 'Sampson' (1652) (22)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW014
Burthen250Dutch Last
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck125' 0"Amsterdam Feet35.3875 (116′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 0"Amsterdam Feet8.7761 (28′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"Amsterdam Feet3.6803 (12′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1631Broadside Weight = 134.5 Dutch pound (146.4705 lbs 66.4566 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck2 Dutch 20-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 9-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 5-Pounder
Gun Deck6 SteenStukken

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
163112595 sailors, 30 soldiersDWAS-1600
164295 W014
165280 W014

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1628 - 1633Kapitein Allert Janszoon TamessenDWAS-16001642 - 1645Kapitein Floris Corneliszoon SchellinghoutW0141652 - 12.7.1652Kapitein Willem Claesszoon HamW014

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1652Battle of Dover
12.7.1652Action of 1652-07-12
12.7.1652Taken by the British In the North Seas by Blake's fleetB117

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W014James Bender, Web Site

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

B117Unknown, Book

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Samson
Samson van Hoorn
Sampson
Nominal Guns	26	W014
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
Launched	1627	W014
Home Port		W014
How acquired	Purpose built	W014
Shipyard	Unknown	W014
Category	Fifth Rate	W014
Ship Type	Ship	W014
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W014
Captured	12.7.1652	W014
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship 'Sampson' (1652) (22)