Admiralty of Friesland
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The Admiralty of Friesland or Frisian Admiralty was one of the five Dutch admiralties of the Dutch Republic. Set up on 6 March 1596, it was dissolved in 1795 during the reforms by the Batavian Republi
The Friso, a ship of the Frisian Admiralty
Two boats of the Frisian Admiralty (foreground)
Het Admiraliteitshuis
The Admiralty wharf at Dokkum
Battle of Plymouth (1652)
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The Battle of Plymouth was a naval battle in the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place on 16 August 1652
Admiralty of Friesland
…and 125 feet long and between 27 and 28 feet wide. The ships were manned by 85 sailors and 25 soldiers and armed with between 28 and 30 guns. At the Battle of Plymouth in 1652, the Frisian Admiralty ships Westergo, Albertina, Schaapherder, Sara, Hector van Troye, and Gelderlandt were present, under command of Commodore…
Dutch print of the battle