Dutch Captain: Cornelis Naeough

Cornelis Naeough commanded a ship hired by the Amsterdam Directors during the First Anglo-Dutch War. He apparently was present at the beginning of the war, as he was with Tromp's fleet of 42 ships immediately preceding the opening of hostilities off of Dover on May 29, 1652 (new style). He commanded the smaller of two ships named Sint Matheeus. His ship carried 34 guns (or so) and was 140ft x 34ft x 15ft. We actually know the guns that were included in the 34: 4-24pdr, 14-12pdr, 10-8pdr, 4-6pdr, and 2-3pdr. At the beginning of the war, his crew was 114 men, but by early 1653, it had risen to 125 men. One list from mid-1652, from the Hollandsche Mercurius gives the armament as 36 guns and the crew as 135 men. He was on Tromp's voyage to the Shetlands and he and his ship survived. His was one of the ships in Scalloway harbor following the storm. His ship was damaged by a storm after the Battle of Dungeness, and had run up the Channel with Isaak Sweers, who lost touch with Cornelis Naeough. Tromp feared that the English would capture his ship, which Tromp thought might be able to carry as many as 60 guns. He fought at the Battle of the Gabbard, after which he was courtmartiales for his bad conduct. Sources:

1. Pieter Casteleyn, Hollandsche Mercurius, 1652.
2. National Archives 1.03.02 Inv. No. 8 Amsterdam Directors' ships from 8 November 1652.
3. National Archives 1.03.02 Inv. No. 8 Directors' ships from January 1653.
4. National Archives "Directies ter Equipeering van Oorlogschepen, 1631-1657" Inv. No. 3 24 Amsterdam Directors' ships
5. Hendrick de Raedt, pamphlet listing captains and ships on Tromp's voyage to the Shetlands in 1652, 1652