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Sunday, November 14, 2004

Joost Bulter and the Friese ship Kameel

The only thing about Joost Bulter and his ship that I am certain is that his ship was sunk at the Battle of the Gabbard and he drowned. As for the rest, there are varying degrees of uncertainty. The First Dutch War narrative seems to indicate that his ship is the "Town and County" (Stad en Lande). More likely, his ship was a Directors ship funded by Groningen (sometimes referred to as the Stad en Lande). We know that one of the 50 Directors ships was provided by Groningen. This would seem to be the ship. The ship in question is called the Kameel in several places, including by Dr. Elias in "Schetsen". In describing the Dutch losses at the Battle of the Gabbard, he says that the Kameel was a Friesland Admiralty ship. Another source, the handwritten document of "Ships at Vlissingen" from July 1653, also indicates that the ship was a Friesland Admiralty ship. Finally, "De Sneuper" says that the Kameel was a Groningen Directors ship ("directieschip"). She took five shots below the waterline and sank. The Kameel had been a new ship with 42 guns.

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