Dutch Fourth Rate ship 'Hollandia' (1653)

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Hollandia
Nominal Guns	40	W006
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Previously	Dutch hired fluit 'Aartsengel Michael' (1652) (40) 1652-1654 Dutch 40 Gun Hired Fluit
Purchased	1653	W006
Shipyard	Unknown	DWAS-1600
Category	Fourth Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Last known	1659	W006

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck143' 0"Amsterdam Feet40.4833 (132′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 9"Amsterdam Feet9.175 (30′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 0"Amsterdam Feet4.2465 (13′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

1654Broadside Weight = 258 Dutch pound (280.962 lbs 127.4778 kg)W006
Gun Deck4 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck16 Dutch 6-Pounder

1659Broadside Weight = 274 Dutch pound (298.386 lbs 135.3834 kg)W006
Gun Deck4 Dutch 24-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck12 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Dutch 8-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1653150 W006
1659190 W006

Service History

DateEventSource
1654Refitted as a 42 gun Fourth Rate Ship
1659Refitted as a 44 gun Fourth Rate Ship

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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