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Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Dutch warship Tholen or Ter Toolen 1635-1652

Of the admiralty Zealand, built by Symon Been at Vlissingen Netherlands in 1635, fitted out as fire ship, costs fitting out 430 pond 4 schellingen 4 groten Flemish in 1652, an armament of 26 guns, a crew numbering 77 men and a tonnage of 80 last. Joined the fleet commanded by Tromp on 27 September 1639, participated at the battle at Downs against the Spanish fleet on 21 October 1639, fishery convoyer from Zierikzee commanded by captain Cornelis Mangelaar and as fire ship in 1652 by Willeboort Jacobsen Bosse.