Captain Leendert Haexwant's last name is spelled differently in many places. J.C. Mollema spells it "Haecxwant". Hendrick De Raedt's pamphlet from 1652 spells his name as "Haickwandt". I have also seen it spelled as "Haagswant", as the "Staet van Oorlog te water" for 1654 lists his name. In any case, he lived until August 1678. He served the Admiralty of Rotterdam (the Maze). He was a captain as early as 1628 and a Schout-bij-Nacht in 1664.
Mollema has a substantial paragraph about Leendert Haexwant, which I have augmented. In 1627, Leendert Haexwant served as a lieutenant against the Dunkirkers. In 1628, he was a convoy commander. We know that in 1629, he commanded the Vergulden Arent (20 guns and a crew of 75 men). The Vergulden Arent was a ship of 120 lasts. I estimate that a ship of 120 lasts would have dimensions approximately 102ft x 25ft x 9ft-4in. In 1636, he fought against the Dunkirkers. In 1643, he captured two Dunkirkers. we know that he participated in Tromp's expedition to the Shetlands in July and August 1652. During the First Anglo-Dutch War, he commanded the small Rotterdam frigate Utrecht (22 guns and a crew of 90 men). In 1652, he served under Tromp in the Battle of Dungeness, and then was a convoy commander. In 1656, he commanded the Utrecht (42 guns and a crew of 155 men) under Van Wassenaer in the Sound. In 1658, he commanded the Hollandia (64 guns) under Van Wassenaer in the Sound. In 1664, he served under De Ruyter in the Mediterranean Sea and the West Indies as a Schout-bij-Nacht. He commanded the Rotterdam (34 guns and a crew of 123 men). 1665, he asked to leave the service due to illness and his age.
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