Dutch ship Wassenaar

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History
Prinsenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
NameWassenaar
BuilderZwindrecht, Rotterdam
Launched1781
Commissioned1781
Flag of the Batavian Republic.svg Batavian Republic
NameWassenaar
Out of service1797
FateCaptured
Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svg Great Britain
NameHMS Wassenaar
Acquired1797
Commissioned1797
Decommissioned1815
Reclassified Powder hulk in 1802
FateSold for breaking up, 1818
General characteristics
Class and type64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,269 4894 (bm)
Length
  • 158 ft 2 in (48.2 m) (gundeck)
  • 131 ft 1.25 in (40.0 m) (keel)
Beam42 ft 8 in (13.0 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 2.5 in (6.2 m)
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Complement491 (250 as troopship)
Armament
  • In Dutch service
  • Lower gundeck: 26 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck and forecastle: 14 × 8-pounder guns
  • In British service
  • Lower gundeck: 28 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 9-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounder guns
  • no guns as a troop ship and hulk.

The Wassenaar was a Dutch 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the navy of the Dutch Republic and the Batavian Republic, and the Royal Navy. The order to construct the ship was given by the Admiralty of the Meuse. The ship was commissioned in 1781. [1] In 1783/1784, the Wassenaar sailed to Batavia under Captain Gerardus Oorthuis. [2]

In 1795, the ship was commissioned in the Batavian Navy.

On 11 October 1797 the Wassenaar took part in the Battle of Camperdown under Captain Adolph Holland. Holland was killed during the battle, and his ship surrendered to HMS Triumph. HMS Triumph then sailed on to the centre of the battle, and when the Wassenaar was fired on by a Dutch brig, the crew raised the Dutch colours again. But in the end they were captured again by the British. [3]

As HMS Wassenaar, the ship first served as a troop ship. In February 1798 she was the flagship of Admiral Joseph Peyton in the Downs.

Disposition of the first division of landing under the command of Capt. Larmour (Wassenaar) at start of the Battle of Abukir (1801). Edward Daniel Clarke Disposition of landing the subdivision of reserve or First division of landing under the command of Captain Larmour - Clarke Edward Daniel - 1824.jpg
Disposition of the first division of landing under the command of Capt. Larmour (Wassenaar) at start of the Battle of Abukir (1801). Edward Daniel Clarke

In the years 1800-1802 she served in the Mediterranean. In her final years (1802-1815) she lay at Chatham as a powder hulk, until she was finally sold for breaking up in 1818. [4]

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  4. Willis, Sam (2013). "Wassenaar (64)". In the Hour of Victory: SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARITIME MEDIA AWARDS. Atlantic Books Ltd. pp. 130–153. ISBN   9780857895721 . Retrieved 11 April 2021.