Ship model Dutch De Zeven Provinciën from 1665

The history of the De Zeven Provinciën

The De Zeven Provinciën was launched in 1665 in the Delfshaven shipyard near Rotterdam. She was a two-decker with 80 guns and was the flagship of the Dutch Admiral de Ruyter in the wars with England in 1665-1667 and 1672-1678.
In 1692 the ship was badly damaged in the battles of Barfleur and La Hogue against the French and was scrapped two years later.

The De Zeven Provinciën is a famous ship in the history of the Netherlands. More information can be found in an article about the De Zeven Provinciën on Wikipedia.

A replica was started at the Batavia shipyard in Lelystad , but has since been discontinued due to lack of funds.