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Thursday, 1 September 2016

Dutch ship Dolfijn or Gulden Dolfijn 1634-1657

Of the admiralty Maze, built in 1634, last mentioned in 1657, dimensions 110 (prow)-116 (Maze foot) x 25-25½ (uitwatering in Mazefoot) x 12-12½ (Mazefoot), an armament of 28-36 guns (25 March 1653: 4-24pd guns, 16-12pd guns, 8-6pd guns, 2-5pd guns and 2-4pd guns. 1654: 2-24pd guns, 16-12pd guns, 8-6pd guns, 2-5pd guns and 2-4pd guns. 13 May 1655: 12-12pd guns, 10-6pd guns, 2-5pd guns and 2-4pd guns; 13/14 June 1656: 4-24pd guns, 16-12pd guns, 12-6pd guns, 2-5pd guns and 2-4pd guns) and a crew numbering 45-125 men. Captain Paulus van den Kerckhoff in 1654.