Dutch ship Eendracht (1666)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Dutch Republic | |
| Name | Eendracht |
| Builder | Salomon Janszoon van den Tempel, Dordrecht |
| Laid down | 1665 |
| Fate | Wrecked in 1689 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 76-gun ship of the line |
| Length | 160 Amsterdam feet (45.3 m (149 ft)) |
| Beam | 42½ Amsterdam feet (12 m (39 ft)) |
| Depth of hold | 16½ Amsterdam feet (3.5 m (11 ft)) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 400 |
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Eendracht or Eendragt ("Unity") was a First Charter (i.e. first rate) two-decker ship of the confederal navy of the United Provinces (a precursor state of the Netherlands) between 1666 and 1689. Eendragt was the more common spelling in the 17th century; Eendracht is the modern Dutch standard spelling.
Eeendracht was built from 1665 to 1666 for the Maas Admiralty, one of the five naval forces of the Dutch Republic, as a replacement for the earlier ship of the same name that had been sunk in June 1665 at the Battle of Lowestoft. The new ship was the flagship of Lieutenant-Admiraal Aert van Nes at the Four Days' Battle of 1666 and at the subsequent St James' Day Battle.