Dutch ship Aemilia (1632)

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Before the Battle of the Downs, 31 October 1639, showing Tromp's flagship Amelia by Reinier Nooms, painted c. 1639.
History
Dutch Republic
Name	Aemilia
Builder	Jan Salomonszoon van den Tempel, Rotterdam
Launched	1632
Fate	Sold to France in 1647, last mentioned in 1651
Notes	Participated in: Battle of the Downs
General characteristics
Class and type	46-gun (later 57-gun) ship of the line
Tons burthen	300t
Length	133 ft 8 in (40.74 m) (gundeck)
Beam	32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	160 sailors and 30 soldiers
Armament	46 guns originally, in 1637 raised to 57 guns: Gundeck: 4 × 36-pounders, 11 × 24-pounders, 9 × 18-pounders Upper gundeck: 3 × 18-pounders, 21 × 12-pounders Quarterdeck, Forecastle & Poop deck: 9 × 6-pounders

The Aemilia was the flagship of Lieutenant-Admiraal Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp during part of the Eighty Years' War. She was a Dutch 46-gun (later increased in 1637 to 57-gun) ship of the line. Built by Jan Salomonszoon van den Tempel for the Admiralty of Rotterdam in 1632, the ship was the largest Dutch warship built up to that time.