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Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Dutch advice yacht Zwolle (1661) 1665-1667


Of the admiralty Maze, built 1661, first mentioned in 1665, last mentioned in 1667, dimensions 88'10" (prow) x 22'10" (uitwatering) x 9'9" feet, an armament of 16-20 guns (1665: 16-6pd guns, 2-4pd guns) and crew numbering 68-75 men. Commanding officer 16 March 1665 captain Jacob Sijmonss de Wit and in May 1667, P. van Wijnbergen, part of squadron Van Nes, fleet M.A. De Ruyter.