Batavier

Survived

Navy of the Dutch Republic, then Batavian Navy

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Fourth rate
Guns	56 guns
Wars	American War of Independence, French Revolutionary Wars

Service

1779–1795	Batavier	Dutch
from 1795	Batavier	Batavia

56-gun ship, at the Dogger Bank. Under Captain Jan Bentinck, who died of his wounds. Taken over by the Batavian Navy in 1795, she was surrendered to the British in the Vlieter incident in 1799.

IdentificatieTitel(s): Het begin van de zeeslag bij Doggersbank, 1781. De vloot in linie van bataille, onder commando van den schout bij nacht J.A. Zoutman, en het afkoomen der Engelschen onder de orders van den vice admir. H. Parker. op Doggersbank den 5 Aug. 1781 (titel op object). Vier platen van Photo: Rijksmuseum, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

50 guns of varying sizes

Laid down	8 September 1777
Launched	18 February 1779
Commissioned	1780
Length	143 ft 0 in (43.6 m) (gundeck); in Amsterdam feet this equalled 154½

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

18 February 1779

Battle of the Dogger Bank

Damaged

5 August 1781 · American War of Independence

Captain Jan Bentinck mortally wounded

Joined the Batavian Navy

1795

Battle of Camperdown

Escaped

11 October 1797 · French Revolutionary Wars

Fate

Survived

Broken up in 1823