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Dutch galjoot merchant ships

Dutch galjoot merchant ships

Posted: 23 Mar 2015 8:43PM GMT
Classification: Query
Does anyone know the size of a Dutch merchant ship class called 'galjoot'?

I am trying to find out more about a particular ship - de Gelderse Blom - that sailed between Amsterdam and New Amsterdam several times during the mid 17th century.

Just curious to know how many passengers and/or cargo she could carry and also her overall length, keel, beam, mast configuration, etc.

Re: Dutch galjoot merchant ships

Posted: 23 Mar 2015 11:25PM GMT
Classification: Lookup
The English equivalent fro "galijoot" is "galliot."

Source: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galjoot. [machine translation]
The galliot was originally a coaster . A flat-bottomed vessel with lee boards for the merchant . It was used by Scandinavians , Germans , Dutch and Flemish . A rowing sailing ship, which was also called into service for the fishery and in the fifteenth and sixteenth century itself as galeischip was used. From the seventeenth century the ship was slimmer. It was then also used as hunting or advice bombardeergaljoot in the war fleet. The VOC used for navigation in the East Indies.

Source: http://www.ageofsail.net/aoshipwd.asp?sletter=galjoot;iword=...
Galjoot: Also galiot, galioot or galyoot. A fast sailing shallow-draught Dutch vessel wich was often used as a coastal merchant vessel during the 17th and 18th century. She had a rounded stern and bow. Usually thought of as a one and a half masted small vessel, some were as large as 700 tons and had a full three masted rig. They were also used on occasion as bomb vessels because of their stability and durability. See also hoy. [There are buttons here to display images of this type of ship.]
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