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Tuesday 28 April 2015

Dutch warship Zwarte Bul 1653

Of the admiralty Zeeland, mentioned in 1653, dimensions 130 x 30½ x 13½, height above 6¾ feet, a crew numbering 120 men and an armament of 32 guns (14-12pd, 10-8pd, 6-6pd, 2-3pd). An East Indiaman of the chamber Zeeland. At battle of Nieuwpoort between 12-13 June 1653, captain Willem Volckertsz, 8 July lying at Vlissingen, Netherlands mutiny due to pay problems, Tromp succeeded in calming down the men, avoided fight at battle at Terheide on 10 August, captain Barend Cramer, due to not having enough guns and men.