Dutch ship Brederode
Brederode off Hellevoetsluis by Simon de Vlieger
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| Name: | Brederode |
| Builder: | Jan Salomonszoon van den Tempel, Rotterdam |
| Launched: | 1644 |
| Fate: | Sunk by the Swedish ship Wismar in the battle of the Sound. |
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| Class and type: | 53-59 gun ship of the line |
| Length: | 132 ft (40 m) |
| Beam: | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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Brederode was a ship of the line of the navy of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the flagship of the Dutch fleet in the First Anglo-Dutch War. Throughout her career, she carried from 53-59 guns. She was named after Johan Wolfert van Brederode, the brother-in-law of stadtholder Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange.
The Brederode was, in Maas feet, about 132 ft (40 m). long by about 32 ft (9.8 m). wide by approximately 13.5 ft (4.1 m). deep. The English dimensions were very close to those figures. The published dimensions are in Maas feet of 308 mm, divided into 12 inches (300 mm).
The Brederode was initially armed with 49 guns, increasing to 54 from 1652. These comprised 4 36-pounders, 12 24-pounders, and 8 18-pounders on the lower deck, 20 12-pounders on the upper deck, and 10-12 6-pounders on the forecastle, quarterdeck, and poop deck. All of her guns were bronze-cast except four of the 12-pounders which were Swedish-made and cast in iron.
Crew numbers varied considerably over Bredereode's sailing career. In September 1652 her complement was 175 sailors, rising to 260 in June 1653 before falling back to 113 in 1656. Between 40 and 175 soldiers were also accommodated aboard.
Launched at Rotterdam in 1644, and a design of shipwright Jan Salomonszoon van den Tempel, she was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Witte Corneliszoon de With from May 1645 until 1647 when she was assigned to Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp. The same year however, she again became De With's flagship for his expedition to Dutch Brazil. De With delegated actual command of the vessel to Lieutenant Jan Janszoon Quack, who remained in that role after the expedition returned to Holland in 1647. Only in 1652 would Tromp sail for the first time with his flag on the Brederode, during an attack against royalist privateers operating from the Scilly Islands.
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