Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Oosterwijk' (1653)

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Oosterwijk	974
Nominal Guns	56	DWAS-1600
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Launched	1653	DWAS-1600
How acquired	Purpose built	DWAS-1600
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	DWAS-1600
Category	Third Rate	DWAS-1600
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last Mentioned	1676	DWAS-1600

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDWAS-1600
Length of Gundeck140' 0"Amsterdam Feet39.634 (130′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 0"Amsterdam Feet9.9085 (32′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet3.6932 (12′ 1″ Imperial)
Height Between Decks7' 5 ½"Amsterdam Feet1.9946 (6′ 6″ Imperial)

Armament

7.7.1654Broadside Weight = 384 Dutch pound (418.176 lbs 189.7344 kg)DWAS-1600
Gun Deck24 Dutch 18-Pounder
Gun Deck24 Dutch 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 Dutch 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.7.165495 DWAS-1600
1665290 WRBLOG
1667290250 sailors, 40 soldiersDWAS-1600

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1654KapiteinGideon de WildtDWAS-16001665Vice-admiraalDirck Schey (d.1679)WRBLOG1666 - 1667KapiteinJan RoeteringDWAS-16001676KapiteinJacob Teding van Berkhout (d.1676)†EWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1665Refitted as a 68 gun Third Rate Ship of the Line WRBLOG
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
1667Refitted as a 62 gun Third Rate Ship of the Line DWAS-1600
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
8.1.1675/76Second battle of Stromboli
22.4.1676Battle of Agosta
2.6.1676Battle of Palermo

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

WRBLOGAlexander van Maanen, Ron van Maanen, Web Site

EWIKIVarious, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by serge on Thursday 15th of March 2012 19:13

bonjour,
vaisseau : OOSTERWIJK avec 60 canons , capitaine: Jan van Berkhout.
présent aux batailles :
d'ALICUDI ou STROMBOLI 2 eme du 08.01.1676 : à la tete de l' avant - garde
d'AGOSTA du 22.04.1676 : à la derniére place de l'avant-garde.
de PALERME du 02.06.1676 : à la 5 eme place de l' aile droite des alliés, derriére le GOUDA.
bye.

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Oosterwijk
Huis te Oosterwijk
Nominal Guns	56	DWAS-1600
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Launched	1653	DWAS-1600
How acquired	Purpose built	DWAS-1600
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	DWAS-1600
Category	Third Rate	DWAS-1600
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last Mentioned	1676	DWAS-1600