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Sunday 4 September 2011

Dutch warships sold to Portugal in 1717

The Dutch States General authorized 3 November 1716 the admiralty of Amsterdam to sell 2-72 guns ships and 2-64 guns ships and to use the money for building new ships. The admiralty of Amsterdam decided 6 January 1717 to sell the ships Zeeland, Utrecht, Prins Friso en Daalhem with guns and so on for totally 360.000 guilders of which 100.000 guilders to be paid for 20th January and the remaining sum before delivering the ships in the Diep before the city. The equipagemeester Roos (=dockyardmaster responsible for fitting out ships) was ordered to prepare immediately the four ships so that they were 31 Marc h ready to be transferred in the Diep. The Admiralty of Amsterdam decided 23 February 1717 that instead of the Utrecht the Gelderland was transferred provided that the Portuguese king paid 15.000 guilders more. The change of the transferred was requested by the graaf van Tarocca (count of). The Admiralty of Amsterdam decided 11 June 1717 that the equipagemeester Roos was allowed the used the kisten of the naval yard (=the camels) to bring the four ships over the Pampus (a famous and treacherous shallow) into the Kuyl (=Deep?), in fact the former Zuiderzee now the IJsselmeer).The Admiralty of Amsterdam decided 13 August that captain Boreel was to bring the four ships to Lisboa and to follow up there the given orders.
The ships involved in this sell were the
2nd charter Zeeland or Zeelandia was transferred 18 June 1717 for 100.000 guilders. Built by Jan van Rheenen at the naval yard at Amsterdam 1710, dimensions 161 (prow) x 44½ x 18, 72-74 guns, 1711: 26-18pdr, 26-12pdr, 18-6pdr, 4-3pdr.
2nd charter Gelderland was transferred 16 June 1717 for 105.000 guilders. Built by Jan van Rheenen at the naval yard at Amsterdam 1711, dimensions 161 (prow) x 44½ x 18, 72-74 guns, 1711: 26-18pdr,26-12pdr, 18-6pdr, 4-3pdr
3rd charter Dalen/Daalhem/Dalem, admiralty Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam 1708, sold to Portugal 1717 for ƒ 80.000, transferred 20 June, dimensions (Amsterdam foot) 150 (prow) x 39¾ x 16¼, 64 guns: 1711: 24-18 pdr, 24-12pr, 16-6pdr.
3rd charter, Prins Friso, admiralty Amsterdam, built by Jan van Rheenen at naval yard at Amsterdam 1708, sold to Portugal 1717 for ƒ 80.000, transferred 27 June, dimensions (Amsterdam foot) 150 (prow) x 39¾ x 16¼, 64 guns: 1711: 24-18pdr, 24-12pdr, 16-6pdr.
The new names in the Portuguese navy were Nossa Senhora do Cabo e Sao Pedro de Alcântara (the former Dutch Gelderland?), Nossa Senhora da Guia, Nossa Senhora da Luz and Nossa do Monte do Carmo. After the arrival in Portugal the Dutch crews stayed for a while in Portuguese service. The Nossa Senhora do Cabo (the former Dutch Zeelandia?) was in 1721 captured by pirates being richly loaded with diamonds, silk and so on.