Dutch Captain: Dirk Gerritszoon Pomp

Dirk Gerritszoon Pomp served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier. In July 1654, he commanded the 28-gun ship Enkhuizen. He participated in the expedition to Danzig in 1656, where he commanded the 48-gun ship Eendracht. I have been skeptical of this list, originally published in the Hollandsche Mercurius in 1656 and then reprinted in Brandt's biography of De Ruyter. The reason is that all these captains are said to command ships different from what they commanded immediately before and after the expedition. Dirk Gerritszoon Pomp fought in the Battle of the Sound in 1658, where he commanded the 27-gun ship Wapen van Enkhuizen. This is almost certainly the same ship that he commanded in 1654. In 1664, he commanded the 36-gun ship Roode Leeuw (Wapen van Holland), under the command of Michiel De Ruyter. He took part in operations with De Ruyter to recover lost trading outposts in Guinea. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2004.

2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.

3. P. Verhoog and L. Koelmans, De Reis van Michiel Adriaanzoon de Ruyter in 1664-1665, 1961.