History
De Steenbergen was one of the largest Amsterdam warships at the time.
In the battle of Palermo French fireship attack the Steenbergen which collided with two other Dutch ships, 50-gun Vrijheid and 36-gun Leiden, in a failed evasive manoeuvre. All three Dutch ships caught fire and exploded, though most of their crews escaped successfully. Rear Admiral Pieter van Middelandt was killed in the fight.
Description
Type: ship-of-the-line
Built: Amsterdam, 1664
Owner: Admiralty Amsterdam
Dimensions: 150 x 38 x15
Complement: 110, 350 men in 1676
Master: rear admiral Pieter van Middelandt
Armament: 68
References
- Battle of Palermo.
Wikipedia. - James Bender, 2014, Dutch warships in the age of sail. p. 244.