The Spiegel was built in 1663, at Amsterdam, for the Admiralty of Amsterdam. She was a three-decked ship, although the uppermost deck was not completely armed. Her dimensions were 156ft x 41ft x 15ft.
When she was brand new, she was Michiel De Ruyter's flagship for his operations against the English in 1664. Her crew was nominally 315 men.
In June 1666, she was Vice-Admiral Abraham van der Hulst's flagship at the Four Days Battle. Captain Pieter Thomasz. de Sitter was his flag captain. In that battle, she carried 8-brass 24pdr, 16-iron 18pdr, 12-brass 12pdr, 12-iron 12pdr, 16-brass 6pdr, and 4-6pdr klokwijs guns. Her crew was 350 sailors and 47 land soldiers. She lost 35 killed, including Admiral van der Hulst, and had 66 wounded.
Dirck Schey commanded the Spiegel in the Raid on Chatham in May 1667 as well as in July 1667. Her crew for that operation was 325 sailors and 50 land soldiers. She carried 70 guns during that period. Dirck Schey still commanded the Spiegel in 1671, when she had a crew of 275 sailors and 60 land soldiers.
Jacob van Meeuwen commanded the Spiegel at the Schooneveld battles in 1673. Her crew was nominally 350 men. He also commanded her at the Battle of the Texel in August 1673, when she had a crew of 314 sailors and 12 land soldiers. In 1673, her armament was 70 guns.
In June 1674, the Spiegel was commanded by Engel De Ruyter. At that date, her crew was 296 sailors and 83 land soldiers.
In July 1675, Niklaas Verschuur commanded the Spiegel. Her crew was 360 men.
In 1676, Gilles Schey commanded the Spiegel. That is the last mention of the ship.
Sources:- James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.
- H.A. van Foreest and R.E.J. Weber, De Vierdaagse Zeeslag 11-14 Juni 1666, 1984.
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