We know just a very little about the relief squadron sent to Brazil in the period from 1650 to 1652. The survivors returned home in May-June 1652, although some were lost in the process. This is the list of ships and captains as we know them:
M ? ? Marinus de Clerq arrived at Rotterdam 25 June
M Dolphijn 28 guns Captain Schooneman? arrived at Rotterdam 25 June
M Nijmegen 26 guns Paulus van den Kerckhoff sunk by the English 10 June
F ? ? Hendrick Janszoon Camp ?
F ? ? Tjaert de Groot arrived at the Texel 13 June
A Gewapende Ruiter 36 guns Boëtius Schaeff Captured by the English 18 June
A Aemelia 28 guns Floris van Oy arrived at Amsterdam 12 June
A Graaf Willem 40 guns Captain Tas arrived at Amsterdam 20 June
A Westfriesland 28 guns Captain Boonacker arrived at Amsterdam 20 June
Z ? ? Cornelis Loncq arrived at Wielings 20 June
Sources:
- James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
- Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.II, 1923.
- Admiralty of Rotterdam, list of ships from 26 February 1652.
- website De Sneuper.
- A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938.
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