Dutch Captain: Stoffel (Christoffel) Juriaenszoon

Stoffel Juriaenszoon served the Amsterdam Directors. His ship, the Sint Francisco (also called the Swarte Reiger) seems to have been hired in March 1652. His ship was substantial, of dimensions 133ft x 28.25ft x 13.25 with the standard 28-gun armament of 12-12pdr, 8-8pdr, 6-6pdr, and 2-3pdr. The crew consisted of between 100 and 105 men. According to Dr. Ballhausen, he fought in the Battle off Dover on 29 May 1652. He served with the fleet in the summer and sailed to the Shetlands in July and August. He probably fought in the Battle of the Kentish Knock on 8 October 1652. He seems to have missed the Battle of Dungeness, but fought in the Battle of Portland. On the third day (2 March 1653), his ship got in among the English, lost its mainmast and was taken. The Sint Francisco was one of those ships taken to Dover. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.
2. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923.
3. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
4. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de Geschiedenis van ons Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1927.
5. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.
6. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.II, 1900.