The first Dutch expedition against Spain from September 1625 to January 1626

Thanks, again to Mr. Carl Stapel, we have more information from the period prior to 1630. This time, he has the list of the ships and officers involved in the first Dutch expedition against Spain from September 1625 until January 1626 that operated in combination with an English squadron. This list only addresses the Dutch ships involved in the operation.

The States General prepared 20 ships to send on the expedition. The Admiralty colleges would equip the ships. The Admiralties hired the ships, and it was left to Prince Frederik Hendrik, as Admiral General, to choose the captains. The Dutch ships formed a separate squadron from the English.

Admiral: Lieutenant-Admiral jonker Willem van Nassau, heer van der Leck

Vice-admiral: Laurens Reael, on board the Gouden Leeuw

Schout-bij-Nacht: Hendrick Cleuter of Amsterdam

 

The ships and captains of Amsterdam

Adm Ship             lasts sailors Captain                     Lieutenant        

A   Geluckige Leeuw  300   150     Arent Corssen              Jan de Lapper              
A   --               280   140     Michiel van Edam           Jan Rosengijn     
A   Witte Eenhoorn   260   130     Hendrick Denijs            Jan van Edam
A   Gouden Leeuw     200   140     Pieter Barentsz. Dorrevelt Bouwen van der Gouw  
A   --               200   110     Anthoni van der Haept      Sweer Hermanssen
A   --               170    90     Pieter Janssen van Haerlem Gerrit Rijcken
A   a fluit          150     -     Jan Faessen                Rijckaert Dircksen
A   --               110    80     Jeroen Ewoutssen           Abel Tammega

 
The ships and captains of the Noorderkwartier

Adm Ship             lasts sailors Captain                     Lieutenant        

N   --               --    --      Cornelis Knijten Alkmaar    Symon Reynderssen
N   --               --    --      Govert Albertsz ’t Hoen     Jan Aertssen Mol
N   --               --    --      Cornelis Dirkssen Luijten   --
N   --               --    --      Pieter Hendriksz de Vries   --

The ships and captains of the Maze (Rotterdam)

Adm Ship             lasts sailors Captain                      Lieutenant        

M   Neptunus         --    80      Adriaen Engelen Silvergieter --
M   --               --    80      Isaac Janssen van Nyvelt     --
M   --               --    80      Hendrick Peckius             --
M   --               --    80      Jan Brustenssen de Jonge     --


The ships and captains of Zeeland

Adm Ship             lasts sailors Captain                      Lieutenant        

Z   --               --    --      Balthasar Diericxsen         --
Z   --               --    --      Cornelis de Visscher         --
Z   --               --    --      Jacob Adriaensz Swart        --
Z   --               --    --      Simon Cornelisz de Moor      --