Dutch Captain: Jacob Adriaanszoon Pensse (or Penssen)

Jacob Adriaanszoon Pensse served the Directors of Middelburg during the First Anglo-Dutch War. He commanded a 30-gun ship, the Gouden Leeuw. He sailed with Tromp's fleet on the voyage to the Shetlands in July and early August 1652, and took part in the council of war after the storm. Later in August, he was assigned to Witte de With's squadron. In early 1653, he fought at the Battle of Portland. He served through the war, and took part in Witte de With's operation to Norway to convoy home merchant ships that were sheltering there. He ship was lost in the storm that occurred as they were almost home. The storm lasted from October 29th to October 31st, 1653. In 1659, he served the Admiralty of Zeeland, and commanded the 42-gun ship Middelburg that was with De Ruyter's fleet that had been dispatched to the Baltic. He commanded the Middleburg (now with 46 guns) through the Second Anglo-Dutch War. He fought at the Battle of Lowestoft, where he was assigned to Jan Evertsen's squadron. He also fought in the Four Days' Battle in 1666, where he was still in Jan Evertsen's squadron. He ship now carried 50 guns. At the St. James's Day Battle, he was in Jan Evertsen's van squadron. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2005.
2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.
3. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.