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Saturday 19 September 2015

Dutch 3rd charter Mars 1763-1781

Print made by Carel Frederik Bendorp
RP-P-1944-2009. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Netherlands. Original url

Of the admiralty Maze, built by L. van Zwijndrecht at naval yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1763, captured by British Monarch on 4 February 1781, in British service as Prince Edward, dimensions 160 x 44 x 19 feet, an armament of 60-68 guns, a crew numbering 418 men and in British service 1075 tons builders measurement. Commanding officers 3 September 1777-25 December 1780 captain W. Crul, voyage towards the Mediterranean, A.J.Halm captain 25 December 1780 until captured on 4 February. Surrendered after 45 minutes, was suddenly attacked by HMS Monarch when Crul refused to surrendered his unprepared ship, 11 dead and 16 wounded.