De Zeven Provinciën was a Dutch ship of the line, originally armed with 80 guns. The name of the ship refers to the seven autonomous provinces that made up the Dutch Republic in the 17th century. The vessel was built in 1664-65 for the Admiralty of de Maze in Rotterdam by the master shipbuilder Salomon Jansz van den Tempel

John Currin (JC) posted De Zeven Provinciën was a Dutch ship of the line, originally armed with 80 guns. The name of the ship refers to the seven autonomous provinces that made up the Dutch Republic in the 17th century. The vessel was built in 1664-65 for the Admiralty of de Maze in Rotterdam by the master shipbuilder Salomon Jansz van den Tempel https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-icxtGrYFpCU/V3VutW9zTSI/AAAAAAAAo7M/84CmCGZkRhMDRObe1VM_bVz0apcSMLD2A/JjvScJB.jpg?imgmax=1024
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The vessel had a length of 163 feet, a width of 43 feet and a cavity of 16.5 feet (NB: Amsterdam 1 foot = 28.3 cm). The displacement was approximately 1600 tons and the ship carried more than 2,000 sqm sail. The crew had more than 420 heads.

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