Summary of the Dutch fleet in the Battle of the Downs

The Dutch fleet that fought in the Battle of the Downs in 1639 is not well documented. The necessary information may no longer exist. We can do a short summary, and can add captain's names, but that is about all we can do. This is the short summary:

• 41-state's ships
• 36 ships from the East and West Indian companies and the Directors
• 18 hired ships
• 11 fireships

The Spanish fleet can be found at Sailing Warships. I supplied the information to Teemu from C. R. Boxer's book.