Admiraal de Ruyter (ship, 1778)
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The Admiraal de Ruyter was a Dutch sailing ship of the line from the 18th century. It was named after the Admiral Michiel de Ruyter and took part in various naval battles. In 1799 she was lost to the British fleet near Texel .
history
The liner Admiraal de Ruyter was built in 1776 at the Admiralty Amsterdam and put into service in 1778. It was a two-decker with 68 cannons . She served Rear Admiral ( Schout-bij-Nacht ) JA Zoutman as a flagship and took part in the naval battle of the Dogger Bank against the British on August 5, 1781 . From 1793 to 1795 the Admiraal de Ruyter drove under Vice Admiral Reynst protective escorts against pirate attacks in the Mediterranean . Then she served as a flagship under Admiral De Winter in Batavia for the Batavian Republic . After the Dutch fleet was defeated on October 11, 1797 in the sea battle at Kamperduin , the Admiraal de Ruyter went to the British on August 30, 1799.
The ship's name Admiraal de Ruyter was adopted in the British fleet . The ship had been classified as a Hulk since 1801 and had been used as a prison and possibly a warehouse hulk in Antigua . In 1804 it sank under Captain Beckett after a hurricane in the Caribbean off Antigua .
Technical specifications
- Dimensions (English feet):
- Length 151'2 "
- Width 44 '
- Room depth 17'6 "
- 1264 tons
- Armament: 68 cannons
- 26 × 24 pounder
- 26 × 18 pounder
- 16 × 8 pounder
literature
David Lyon: The Sailing Navy List. All the Ships of the Royal Navy, built, purchased and captured, 1688-1855 . London 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5 .