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Wednesday 15 April 2015

Dutch warship Frisia, ship 1652-1653

Of the admiralty Friesland, first mentioned in 1652, lost due to explosion in the powder chamber during the so-called Three Days Battle against the British on 28 February 1653, dimensions 120 (prow) x 28 x 11, depth on overloop 7 feet, an armament of 28 guns (2-12pd guns, 4-10pd guns, 8-8pd guns, 10-6pd guns, 4-5pd guns) and a crew numbering 100-110 men. Commanding officer in captain Schelte Wijtsma.