Dutch hired ship 'Witte Lam' (1652)

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Witte Lam
Lam
Nominal Guns	28	W014
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	VOC Amsterdam
Hired	1652	W014
Shipyard	Unknown	W014
Category	Hired Vessel	W014
Ship Type	Ship	W014
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W014
Returned to Owners	12.1652	W014

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW014
Length of Gundeck127' 0"Amsterdam Feet35.9537 (117′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth27' 2 ¾"Amsterdam Feet7.663 (25′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet3.4101 (11′ 2″ Imperial)
Height Between Decks6' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet1.7115 (5′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

8.11.1652Broadside Weight = 125 Dutch pound (136.125 lbs 61.7625 kg)W014
Gun Deck4 Dutch 12-pounder (Brass)
Gun Deck8 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 Dutch 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 Dutch 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.11.165296 W014

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1652KapiteinW014

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1652LuitenantW014

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1652Battle of Dover
28.9.1652Battle of Kentish Knock

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W014James Bender, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by N.Peters on Sunday 28th of March 2021 13:44

Dear all.
I am looking for a list of crew of this ship
on this ship there was a apprentice with teh name Niels Juel, Danish seaman. Can you help me?

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