Dutch ship Delft (1783)

51°54′08″N 4°27′06″E / 51.90221°N 4.45154°E / 51.90221; 4.45154

A model of Delft at Shipyard 'de Delft'
History
Dutch Republic
NameDelft
Ordered27 May 1782
BuilderDe Hoog & De Wit at Delfshaven
Commissioned16 May 1783
Out of service19 January 1795
Batavian Republic
In service19 January 1795
Captured11 October 1797
FateSank on 15 October 1797
General characteristics
Class & type56-gun fourth-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,04787⁄94 (bm)
Length144 ft 7 in (44.1 m) (gundeck); 118 ft 7 in (36.1 m) (keel)
Beam40 ft 10 in (12.4 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Lower gundeck:22 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck 24 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD and fc: 8 ×6-pounder guns

Delft was a Dutch 56-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the navy of the Dutch Republic and the Batavian Republic.

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