Dutch ship Brederode (1644)
Brederode off Hellevoetsluis by Simon de Vlieger
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History | |
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Dutch Republic | |
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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General characteristics | |
Class and type | 53-59 gun ship of the line |
Length | 133 ft 8 in (40.74 m) |
Beam | 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Brederode was a ship of the line of the Maas Admiralty, part 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 49 to 59 guns. She was named after Johan Wolfert van Brederode, the brother-in-law of stadtholder Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange.
Construction
Brederode had a gundeck length of 132 Maas feet, equivalent to 144 Amsterdam feet or 133 ft 8 in (in English Imperial measurements). The maximum breadth was 32 Maas feet (equal to 35 ft 3 in Amsterdam feet, or 32 ft 6 in Imperial), and the depth in hold was 13½ Maas feet (equal to 14 ft 2 inches in Amsterdam feet, or 13 ft Imperial). [1]
Brederode was initially armed with 49 guns, increasing to 54 from 1652. These comprised four 36-pounders, twelve 24-pounders, and eight 18-pounders on the lower deck, twenty 12-pounders on the upper deck, and ten to twelve 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.[1]
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 75 soldiers were also accommodated aboard.[1]
Ship history
Launched at
In the
With Tromp back in command, Brederode fought at the Battle of Dungeness on 10 December 1652 where she came close to being captured, but was instrumental in that victory over the English. She fought again on 18 February 1653 at the Battle of Portland and on 12 June 1653 at the Battle of the Gabbard, where she fought an exhausting but inconclusive duel with William Penn's flagship James. On that day, the first day of the battle, Tromp's men boarded the English ship but were beaten back; boarded in turn by the English, Tromp was only able to dislodge the boarders by blowing up Brederode's deck. On 13 June the English were joined by a squadron under Admiral Robert Blake and the Dutch were scattered in defeat.
Brederode fought in the last major engagement of the war, the Battle of Scheveningen on 26 July 1653, when Tromp was killed. The acting flag captain (later Admiral) Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer kept Tromp's standard raised after his death to keep up morale.
In the
References
Bibliography
Bender, James (2014). Dutch Warships in the Age of Sail, 1600-1714. Seaforth.
Further reading
- Lincoln Paxton Paine, Ships of the World: an Historical Encyclopedia, Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
- List of ships of the Admiralty of Rotterdam, dated 26 February 1652, from the Nationaal Archief in The Hague
External links
- Media related to Brederode (ship, 1646) at Wikimedia Commons