Friesland — 1663 Dutch 80-Gun Ship of the Line Model (25 in / 63 cm, Western Red Cedar)
Friesland — 1663 Dutch 80-Gun Ship of the Line Model (25 in / 63 cm, Western Red Cedar)
How big is it?
Length about 63 cm / 24.8 in, height about 53 cm. Drawn to scale; the model outline is a simplified shape.
Model details
- Size
- 25 in / 63 cm
- Materials
- Western red cedar, Brass, Linen sails
- Construction
- Plank-on-frame, built by hand
- Condition
- Fully assembled, ready to display
- Display
- Wooden base with brass nameplate
- Collection
- Tall Ship Models - Admiral Line
- Item no.
- T399
A Dutch 80-gun ship of the line from the height of the Anglo-Dutch wars, built plank on frame in western red cedar at 25 inches.
Dutch first rates were built differently from English ones — broader in the beam and shallower in draught, because the ports of the Republic sat behind sandbanks that a deep-hulled ship could not cross. The model keeps that characteristic beamy, flat-floored profile.
Specification
- 25 in / 63 cm
- Plank-on-frame hull in western red cedar
- Two gun decks with cast cannon and carved port surrounds
- Carved and gilded stern gallery and quarter galleries
- Three masts and bowsprit with complete hand-knotted rigging
- Hand-stitched linen sails
- Ship's boats, capstan, wheel, anchors and rudder
- Solid wood base with engraved brass nameplate
- Fully assembled
History
Friesland was launched in 1663 for the Admiralty of Friesland, one of five semi-independent admiralties that between them made up the navy of the Dutch Republic. She carried 80 guns into the Second Anglo-Dutch War at a time when the Republic — a country of under two million people — was contesting control of the world's sea lanes with England, France and Spain simultaneously, and mostly winning.