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In this section we will be providing information about the First Anglo-Dutch War, over a period of time. This first installment tells information about the Dutch ship, Halve Maan.

At the Battle of the Gabbard, we know that a ship from the Monnikendam Directors was lost by the Dutch: de Halve Maan (as you would expect, the Half Moon). The ship's captain was Hendrick Pieterszoon [1].

We know the ship's dimensions, as they were taken off by the English, using English measurements, so that they are the length on the keel, the beam outside the planking, and the depth, as measured by the English [2]:

Length on the Keel:	97 feet
Beam:	25 feet
Depth in Hold:	10 feet, 8 inches

We would estimate the dimensions, in Amsterdam feet, with the beam being that inside the planking as:

Length from Stem to Sternpost:	124 feet
Beam:	27 feet
Depth in Hold:	12-1/2 feet

In July, 1652, Captain Jakob Klaeszoon Boet was listed as commanding a Monnikendam Director's ship that carried 32 guns and had a crew of 115 men. That was the only Monnikendam Director's ship, and I would equate this with the Halve Maen [3].

Footnotes:

[1] Schetsen, Vol. V, Note on p. 94.

[2] Great Ships, p. 180.

[3] First Dutch War, Vol. I, p. 263.

Bibliography:

Elias, Johan E., Schetsen uit de Geschiedenis van ons Zeewezen, 6 Vols.
Martinus Nijhoff's Gravenhage, 1916-1930.
Fox, Frank, Great Ships: The Battlefleet of King Charles II, Conway Maritime,
Press, London, 1980.
Gardiner, Dr. S. R., Papers relating to the First Dutch War, Vol. I, Vol. XIII.
Navy Records Society, London, 1898.

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