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Sunday 24 May 2015

Dutch warship Zwarte Arend, also called Zwarte Reiger and Sint Francisco 1652-1653

Of the board Amsterdam, first mentioned in 1652, captured by British in 1653, dimensions (Amsterdam foot) 133 x 28¼ x 13¼, height below orlopdeck 6½, an armament of 28 guns and a crew numbering 100 men. Departed in December 1652 Texel, Netherlands arrived at Goeree, Netherlands, left Goereeon the 27th, arrived in January 1653 in the Trend of France, commanded by Christoffel Jurriaensz, present at the Three Days Battle against the British, lost the mainmast, was captured and brought into Dover, England.