The Dutch minister of navy ordered in his letter dated 15 April 1818 that the armament of the 84-gun ships of the line of French design like the Prins van Oranje consisted of 32036 pd guns lower deck, 32-24pd guns upper deck, 16-36pd carronades quarter deck and on the poop 8-36pd carronades and 2-12pd guns for chasing purposes. The crew numbered 700 men. Rigging in British manner.
Note
1. Ship of the line 1st charter Prins van Oranje, ex-Illustre, ex-Auguste renamed by royal decision no. 34 dated 27 July 1815, on stocks at Antwerp, Belgium in 1807, launched in April 1811, transferred to the Netherlands according to the Treaty of 1814, sold to be broken up in 1825, dimensions 57,7 x 14,9 x 6,93m, and draught 6,46 (fore)-7,12 (aft) metres, sail area 2.327m2, measurement 3245 tons, armament of 80 guns and a crew numbering 700 men.
Source
Archive Dutch navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands (Zeeuws Archief, Middelburg) 95.16.
