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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

New information about "Cornelis Hoola"

A note from the Rotterdam notary records reopened the issue of the identity of the captain of the Amsterdam Directors' ship Moorin. The notation mentions Cornelis Houtebeen (wooden leg) as the commander of the Moorin on 25 July 1653. We thought that we knew that the Moorin's captain in October and November was "Captain Tol". However, Dr. Ballhausen says that the Moorin's captain was Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol, apparently the son of Cornelis Jol, "Admiral Houtebeen". Dr. Ballhausen also says that Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol was also known as Cornelis Jol Hola (Tola) and had commanded the ship Leiden in 1652. This seems to be a case where we can be reasonably sure that Dr. Ballhausen is correct. His last name could also be rendered as Holla or Hoola. By the way, we know specifications for the Moorin:
Moorin
Amsterdam Directors

Dimensions:  125ft x 29ft x 12-3/4ft
Guns: 28 consisting of 10-12pdr, 8-8pdr, 8-6pdr, and 2-3pdr
Hired circa 28 January 1653
Sources:
  1. C.T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.V, 1912.
  2. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930.
  3. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923.
  4. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Captains", 2004.
  5. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Directors' Ship Information 1652-1653", 2004.
  6. Carl Stapel, unpublished manuscript "Moorin", 2006.

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