Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Wassenaar' (1781)

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Wassenaar
Wassenaer
Nominal Guns	68	M01
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of the Maze
Launched	1781	M01
How acquired	Purpose built	M01
Shipyard	Rotterdam Naval Yard - Rotterdam	M01
Constructor	Jan Salomonszoon van den TempelDutch Ship Builder Service 1767-1782	M01
Category	Third Rate	M01
National Rate	Third Charter	M01
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	M01
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	M01
Captured	11.10.1797	M01
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Wassenar' (1797) (66) 1797-1818 British 66 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentM01
Length of Gundeck167' 0"Amsterdam Feet47.2777 (155′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth46' 3"Amsterdam Feet13.0355 (42′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 0"Amsterdam Feet5.662 (18′ 6″ Imperial)

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1782UnknownWRBLOG1795KapiteinWRBLOG

Service History

DateEventSource
11.10.1797Battle of Camperdown
11.10.1797Taken by the British at the Battle of Camperdown

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

WRBLOGAlexander van Maanen, Ron van Maanen, Web Site

ref: Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Maarten Schönfeld on Thursday 1st of July 2021 06:58

Original name was WASSENAAR (not WASSENAER), when captured by the RN in 1797 (Battle of Camperduin) she was taken as prize and renamed HMS WASSENAER (not WASSENAR).

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