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Saturday 19 January 2019

Brandenburg-Prussian frigate Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde 1681-1693

Museum Wilhelmshaven, Germany October 2018

2-Decker. Launched at G.C. Peckelhering, Pillau, Germany on 25 April 1681, since flagship 1684, homeport Emden since 1985 while she served as escort vessel on the shipping lane to and from the Shetlands Isles and furthermore made she voyages towards the West Indies and West Africa. In the evening of 31 October 1693 in a battle with 3 French ships off Gibraltar set in fire and lost. Displacement circa 900 tons and a length of circa 38 metres. Armament 60 guns or 20-12pd guns and 5-3pd guns. Crew numbered around 250 men.