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into service, they were expected to equip themselves, and more died from diseases caused by unclean conditions on the ship than from battle, at as high a rate as four to one. The 40 to 60 soldiers aboard were better trained and disciplined, taken from the ranks of the city's soldiery or reassigned
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had a crew, depending on length and purpose of travel, from around 150 to 250 men, of which about 15 to 20 were officers, including the captain and his lieutenant as well as ministers and the commander of the soldiers. The crew was not stable, but employed for the duration of the trip. Voluntary
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Before her next trip, concerns that she was not seaworthy were raised, and although some felt she could still manage the voyage to
England a few more times, others felt the cost of further repairs was a poor risk. Thirty-six years after embarking on her career as the first convoy ship,
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estuary on 11 September 1678. Fifty whaling ships were returning to
Hamburg from Greenland when the frigates attacked. After a 12-hour battle, two of the French frigates were sunk and the rest put to flight. None of the Hamburg ships were lost, although
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with the lighter on the upper aft decks. When the ship was docked for a length time in
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of 4 June 1663. While previously they had relied for protection on converted merchant ships, Hamburg now looked to full-fledged
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