Dutch ship Aemilia (1632)
Before the Battle of the Downs, 31 October 1639, showing Tromp's flagship Amelia by Reinier Nooms, painted c. 1639. | |
| History | |
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| Dutch Republic | |
| Name | Aemilia |
| Builder | Jan Salomonszoon van den Tempel, Rotterdam |
| Launched | 1632 |
| Fate | Sold to France in 1647, last mentioned in 1651 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 46-gun (later 57-gun) ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 300t |
| Length | 133 ft 8 in (40.74 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 160 sailors and 30 soldiers |
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The Aemilia was the flagship of Lieutenant-Admiraal Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp during part of the Eighty Years' War. She was a Dutch 46-gun (later increased in 1637 to 57-gun) ship of the line. Built by Jan Salomonszoon van den Tempel for the Admiralty of Rotterdam in 1632, the ship was the largest Dutch warship built up to that time.