Dutch Captain: Gerbrant Schatter

Gerbrant Schatter served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. His ship was one of 16 from Amsterdam that were part of Tromp's fleet on the voyage to the Shetlands in July 1652. In July, his ship carried 26 guns and had a crew of 95 men. We believe that he commanded the same ship through the First Anglo-Dutch War, until it was sunk at Scheveningen. By early 1653, his ship, the Dolphijn, carried 32 guns and had a crew of 100 men. His ship's dimensions were 116ft x 25ft x 12ft (Amsterdam feet). The Dolphijn had been built in 1633. In April 1652, he was operating with Witte de With's squadron. In 1656, he commanded the Burg van Leiden (42 guns) and took part in the expedition to Danzig. In 1659, he commanded the Prins te Paard (52 guns and a crew of 225 men). He was in De Ruyter's fleet that was operating in the Baltic. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910

2. Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedrijf van den Heere Michiel De Ruiter, 1687.
3. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.
4. G. L. Grove, Journalen van de Admiralen Van Wassenaer-Obdam (1658/59) en De Ruyter (1659/60), 1907.
5. A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands, 1648-1702, 1938.