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Thursday 31 December 2015

Dutch 1st charter Beschermer 1691-1715

Of the admiralty Maze, built by Van Leeuwen at naval yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1691, sold to be broken up in 1715, dimensions 174 x 46 x 17 feet and with an armament of 90-100 guns. sources: {64}. {4}. {3} builder Van Leeuwen, 3-decker, dimensions 174 x 46 x 17, 100 guns, 1691 built at Rotterdam by Van Leeuwen. {9} 94 guns. {12 vol 6} 90-92 guns (minute admiralty dated 9 oOtober 1692: 12-36pdr (bronze), 18-24pdr (bronze), 16-18pdr (iron), 14-18pdr (bronze), 10-6pdr (bronze), 14-6pdr (iron), 6-4pdr (bronze), totally 90 guns). Commanding officers 1690 and 1694-1695 and 1697vice-admiral G.G. Callenburgh, voyages to Channel and Mediterranean, 1703 and 1706-1707 vice admiral Ph. van der Goes (after his death commandeur G. van Swaenswijck), voyage to Portugal and Mediteranean.