Claes Bastiaanszoon van Jaarsveld served the Directors of Amsterdam. In 1639, at the Battle of the Downs, he commanded a ship for the Northern Directors of Amsterdam. On 3 October 1639, he was a member of Witte de With's squadron. There were some notable captains in this squadron, including Jan de Lieffde, Marinus Juynbol, Abraham Crijnssen, and Frans Mangelaer.
In early 1652, Captain van Jaarsveld was given command of the David en Goliad, one of the 50 Directors' ships that were to be hired. His lieutenant was Godefred van Beringer. The David en Goliad's dimensions were: 130ft x 32ft x 12ft, with a 7ft height between decks. Her armament was 34 guns: 4-brass 24pdr, 14-12pdr, 10-8pdr, 4-6pdr, and 2-3pdr (as of 8 November 1652).
On 4 August 1652, he was in the Shetlands with Tromp's fleet.
In April 1653, he was in Witte de With's squadron. On May 17, 1653, he was Pieter Florissen's Schout-bij-Nacht.
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