Dutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1665)

De Zeven Provinciën (Dutch: "the seven provinces") was a Dutch ship of the line, originally armed with 80 guns. The name of the ship refers to the seven autonomous provinces that made up the Dutch Republic in the 17th century. The vessel was built in 1664-65 for the Admiralty of de Maze in Rotterdam by the master shipbuilder Salomon Jansz van den Tempel.

For other ships with the same name, see HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën.
Four Days' Battle with the Zeven Provinciën in the foreground.
History
Dutch Republic
NameDe Zeven Provinciën
BuilderSalomon Janszoon van den Tempel, Rotterdam
FateBroken up in 1694
General characteristics
Class and type80-gun ship of the line
Length151 ft (c. 46 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft (c. 12 m)
Depth of hold15 ft (c. 4.7 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 80 guns (later 76 guns):
  • Gundeck: 12 × 36-pounders, 16 × 24-pounders (later 28 × 36-pounders)
  • Upper gundeck: 14 × 18-pounders, 12 × 12-pounders
  • Quarterdeck, Forecastle & Poop deck: 26 × 6-pounders
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