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Thanks to Professor Jaap R. Bruijn, in his last book [1], had some good information about the Dutch building program, starting in 1664. The essence of the program were:

1664

12-160 foot ships and 12-150 foot ships

1665

12-150 foot ships and 12-140 foot ships

1666

12-170 foot ships and 12-171 foot ships

Using that as a starting point, the known Dutch ships built from 1664 were laid out against the various categories. These are estimates, only, but they seem plausible. Dimensions are in Amsterdam feet (283mm per foot). The length is that from stem to sternpost. The beam is that measured inside the planking. The depth seems to be from the top of the keel to the main deck, at the deck edge [2]:

The list numbers and ship information are from Lists of Men of War, from various pages. In some cases, missing dimensions are filled in through estimates. Reference the list number to the lists in the book. As noted, much of the program was never built.

1664 Group: 12-160 Foot Ships (Not all built)

List No.	Name	Guns	Admiralty	Date	Length	Beam	Depth
468	Gouda	72	Amsterdam	1665	157.5	38.00	14.00
474	Hollandia	80-84	Amsterdam	1665	165	41.75	15.25
474	Reigersbergen	72	Amsterdam	1665	157	40.00	14.00
490	Pacificatie	72-78	Noorder-Kwartier	1665	160	40.00	14.50
520	Zeven Provincien	80	Rotterdam	1665	163	43.00	16.00
544	Eendracht	76-80	Rotterdam	1666	160	42.50	16.00
589	Westfriesland	78	Noorder-Kwartier	1666	160	40.00	14.50

1664 Group: 12-150 Foot Ships

List No.	Name	Guns	Admiralty	Date	Length	Beam	Depth
433	Kalandsoog	64-72	Amsterdam	1664	150	38.00	15.00
436	Oostergo	62-68	Friesland	1664	148	40.00	15.00
447	Groot Frisia	72-74	Friesland	1665	150	40.00	14.50
457	Deventer	60	Amsterdam	1665	148	38.00	14.00
480	Komeetstar	68	Amsterdam	1665	152.5	38.50	15.00
493	Prins Hendrik Casimir	72	Friesland	1665	150	40.00	14.00
511	't Wapen van Utrecht	60-66	Amsterdam	1665	152	38.00	14.50
517	't Wapen van Enkhuizen	66-72	Noorder-Kwartier	1665	152	38.00	14.50
550	Gelderland	64	Rotterdam	1666	150	39.00	15.50
554	Groningen	70	Friesland	1666	150	40.00	14.00
557	Jonge Prins van Oranje	62	Noorder-Kwartier	1666	150	39.00	14.75
564	Maagd van Dordrecht	60-68	Rotterdam	1666	150	40.00	15.00

1665 Group: 12-150 Foot Ships (Not all built)

List No.	Name	Guns	Admiralty	Date	Length	Beam	Depth
574	Ridderschap van Holland	66	Rotterdam	1666	150	40.00	15.00
577	Sneek	65	Friesland	1666	150	40.00	14.00
584	Walcheren	68	Zeeland	1666	155	40.00	15.00
591	Zevenwolden	76	Friesland	1666	150	42.00	14.50
600	Eenhoorn	62	Noorder-Kwartier	1667	150	39.00	14.75
635	Woerden	68-72	Amsterdam	1667	155	40.00	15.00
653	Monnikendam	64-70	Amsterdam	1671	155	40.00	15.00
658	Steenbergen	64-68	Amsterdam	1671	155	40.00	15.00

1665 Group: 12-140 Foot Ships (Not all built)

List No.	Name	Guns	Admiralty	Date	Length	Beam	Depth
450	Agatha	50	Amsterdam	1665	138	36.50	14.00
516	Vredewold	60	Friesland	1665	140	38.00	14.00
533	't Wapen van Alkmaar	62	Noorder-Kwartier	1666	140	37.00	14.00
558	Justina van Nassau	60-64	Noorder-Kwartier	1666	145	38.00	14.75
576	Schieland	60	Rotterdam	1666	140	37.00	14.00
581	Tholen	60	Zeeland	1666	145	38.00	14.00
587	Wassenaer	56	Rotterdam	1666	140	37.00	14.00
535	Beschermer	54	Amsterdam	1666	141.75	40.00	14.00
553	Gouden Leeuwin	50-54	Amsterdam	1666	141.75	40.00	14.00
648	Domburg	60	Zeeland	1671	145	38.00	14.00

1666 Group: 12-170 and 171 Foot Ships (Not all built)

List No.	Name	Guns	Admiralty	Date	Length	Beam	Depth
552	Gouden Leeuw	80	Amsterdam	1666	178	43.50	16.50
565	Olifant	82	Amsterdam	1666	171	43.00	16.00
598	Dolfijn	82-84	Amsterdam	1667	170	43.00	16.00
631	Voorzichtigheid	74-84	Rotterdam	1667	165	43.00	16.50
632	Vrijheid	74-80	Rotterdam	1667	165	43.00	16.50

Footnotes:

[1] Bruijn, pp.101-102.

[2] Dik, p.43.

Bibliography:

Bruijn, Jaap R., Varend Verleden: De Nederlandse Oorlogsvloot in de 17de en 18de Eeuw, Balans, Amsterdam, 1998.
Dik, G.C., De Zeven Provincien: Een poging tot reconstructerie, mede aan de hand van de nog bestaande Van de Velde-tekeningen, van 's lands schip de Zeven Provincien van 80-86 stukken, gebouwd voor de admiraliteit va de Maze in 1665, Van Wijnen, Franeker, 1993.
Vreugdenhil, A., Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, Society For Nautical Research Occasional Publications No.5, Lists of Men of War, Part IV., Cambridge University Press, London, 1938.

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