- R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.
- R. C. Anderson, Lists of Men-of-War 1650-1700: Part I English Ships 1649-1702, 1966.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
English Captain: Richard Hodges
Monday, February 27, 2006
English Naval Officer: Robert Wilkinson
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
Sunday, February 26, 2006
English Naval Officer: John Waterworth
- R. C. Anderson, Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War, 1946.
- Julian S. Corbett, "A Note on the Drawings in the Possession of The Earl of Dartmouth Illustrating The Battle of Solebay May 28, 1672 and The Battle of the Texel August 11, 1673", 1908.
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
English Captain: John Elliot
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
- David Syrett, R. L. DiNardo, The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815, 1994.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
Friday, February 24, 2006
English Naval Officer: Thomas Gardiner
- R. C. Anderson, Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War, 1946.
- David Syrett, R. L. DiNardo, The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815, 1994.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
English Naval Officer: Thomas Berry
- William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898.
- David Syrett, R. L. DiNardo, The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815, 1994.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
English Captain: Hugh Hide
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
English Captain: Charles Howard (Haward)
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
- David Syrett, R. L. DiNardo, The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815, 1994.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
Monday, February 20, 2006
More about the capture of the Elias, Leiden, and Klein Harder
- William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898.
- A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938.
English Captain: Richard Goodlad
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
English Captain: Charles O'Bryan
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
- J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Robert Holmes' squadron in the attack on the Vlie 9-10 August 1666 (old style)
Ship Guns Crew Commander Tiger 40 180 Robert Holmes, John Wetwang as flag captain Advice 48 180* Charles O'Bryan Hampshire 42 160 William Coleman Dragon 40 160 Thomas Room Coyle Assurance 38 150 John Narborough Sweepstakes 36 140 Francis Sanders Fountain 36 130 Thomas Leggatt Garland 28 110 Charles Howard Pembroke 28 110 Richard Goodlad Fanfan, yacht 2 30 William Harris Fireships Bryar 12 16 Joseph Paine Richard 4 16 Henry Brown Lizard 6 14 Joseph Harris Fox 6 12 John Elliot Samuel 4 12 William Seale
Dutch Captain: Jacob de Reus
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
Friday, February 17, 2006
Dutch Captain: Cornelis de Rechter
- Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedrijif van den Heere Michiel de Ruiter, 1687.
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
Rotterdam ships: 1828 to 1632
Ship 1628 1629 1630 1631 1632 Ewer, jacht or frigate, 50 lasts X X X X Salamander 110 lasts X X X X X Leeuw 180 lasts X X X X X Leeuwinne 170 lasts X X X X X Prins Hendrick 170 lasts X X X X Sonne (Zon) 170 lasts X X Grasmeijer 140 lasts X X X X Sint Jacob, boat 50 or 80 lasts X X X X Amelia 100 lasts X X Neptunis X X X X X Dolphijn X X X X X Orangieboom X X X X X Groene Draeck 150 lasts X X X X Eendracht X X X X X Swarten Leeuw 110 lasts X X X X X Zeekalf X X X X Vliegende Arent X X X X X Tonijn X X X X X Jonas X X X X X Keijser Carol 170 lasts X X X X Cleyne Orangieboom 100 lasts X X X Wafende Maen 140 lasts X X X X X Oude Abraham 170 lasts X X X X X Prins Willem X X Tijger X Postpaert 100 lasts X X X X Bruijnvisch 120 lasts X X X X Cleyne Neptunis X X X X? Gelderlant 180 lasts X X Swarten Arent, jacht 100 lasts X X X Sint Antonis 60 lasts X X Zeeridder 180 lasts X X Engel 60 lasts X X Sint Anthonis 140 lasts X Drie Coningen 130 lasts X Dubbele Arent XThis is based on a number of documents from the Nationaal Archief that I received in early 2003.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Dutch Captain: Cornelis Muts
- Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedrijif van den Heere Michiel de Ruiter, 1687.
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Dutch Naval Officer: Jean Baptiste de Graef
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.II, 1859.
- Carl Stapel, unpublished manuscript "Vlootlijst tocht naar Chatham", 2005.
The flag used by the Spanish Dunkirkers
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
I just ordered some of the useful references for the Dutch navy from 1688 and later
- De admiraliteit van Amsterdam in rustige jaren, 1713-1751 : regenten en financiën, schepen en zeevarenden, Bruijn, J.R.
- De vloot van den Koning-Stadhouder 1689-1690, WARNSINCK, J.C.M.
- THE DEFEAT OF JAMES STUART'S ARMADA 1692, Aubrey, Philip.
Dutch Captain: Jacob Kleyburg
- Anthonie Heinsius (Institut voor Nederlandse Zeegeschiedenis), Brieven van Anthonie Heinsius 1702-1720.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Dutch Captain: Pieter Constant
- James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.II, 1859.
- Carl Stapel, unpublished manuscript "Pieter Constant", 2005.
Peter's alternate site for the Dutch Navy
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Dutch Naval Officer: Carel Godin
- Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1861.
One tidbit from the 15 July 1652 list of the Dutch fleet
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Dutch warships at Scalaway after the storm in August 1652
In Schalaway (somewhat speculative, as the names are often misspelled): Key: A = Admiralty of Amsterdam A-Dir = Amsterdam Directors Ed-Dir = Edam Directors (Noorderkwartier) Ha-Dir = Harlingen Directors (Friesland) Ho-Dir = Hoorn Directors (Noorderkwartier) R = Admiralty of Rotterdam (the Maze) Ve-Dir = Veere Directors Rank Commander Adm/Dir guns crew Ship commandeur Auke Balck A 46 150 Vrijheid kapitein Jan Olivierszoon Ve-Dir 38 125 Wapen ter Veere kapitein Dirck Pater A-Dir 28 105 Blauwe Arend kapitein Gerbrandt Schatter A 26 95 Dolphijn kapitein Jan Jansz Boermans A 28 100 Prins Willem kapitein Cornelis Naeuoogh A-Dir 34 125 Sint Mattheus kapitein Hendrik Ernestus de Bertrij R ? ? Hollandia kapitein Ariaen Heeres Cleyntie Ha-Dir 28 100 Vergulde Pelicaen kapitein Cornelis Janszoon Poort A-Dir 34 125 Kroon Imperiael kapitein Dirck Juynbol R 30 131 Gelderland kapitein Quirijn van den Kerckhoff R 26 110 Maria kapitein Frederick Bogaert A-Dir 28 115 Engel Michiel kapitein Bruijn van Seelst A-Dir 38 135 Groote Liefde kapitein Cornelis Jansz Brouwer A-Dir 28 105 Valck kapitein Jacob Pieterszoon Hoeck (Houck)Ho-Dir 30 110 Sampson kapitein Bastiaen Bardoel A-Dir 28 110 Engel Gabriel kapitein Andries Douweszoon Pascaert Ha-Dir 28 105 Sint Vincent kapitein Jacob Syvertsen Spanheym A-Dir 34 120 Elias kapitein Jan Frederikszoon Houckboot Ed-Dir 30 110 Vergulde Meerman kapitein Hendrick de Raedt A-Dir 28 130 Zwarte Leeuw kapitein Leendert Haecxwant R 22 90 Utrecht commandeur Allert Adriaenszoon R ? ? Sint Jacob, fireshipThis is based on the list in Hendrick de Raedt's pamphlet, from the Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik, in Rotterdam and annotated from my research results.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Dutch Naval Officer Hendrik de Grave
- Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1861.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Dutch Naval Officer: Jan Corneliszoon Ockerse
- William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898.
- Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1860.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Dutch Captain: Isaac Sweers de Jonge
- Anthonie Heinsius, De Brieven van Anthonie Heinsius 1702-1720.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1860.
- Annette Sweerts, "Some people and families around the Dutch family Sweers (Sweerts de Landas)", 2001.
Dutch Captain: Matthias Boudaen
- Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1860.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1861.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Lists of the Dutch fleet
I have a number of lists of captains, and sometimes guns and crew, as well, in the Dutch fleet in 1652. One list is from 15 July 1652, prior to the storm in the Shetlands. That is somewhat similar to the list in Hendrick de Raedt's pamphlet (from the Prins Hendrik Museum in Rotterdam). I also have alist from 20 September 1652 that has some nuggets that are not available anywhere else. We also know that there is a list, in a pamphlet, of the fleet on 30 June 1652. As usual, the process of transcribing and analyzing is timeconsuming.
An example of what is in the 20 September 1652 list follows:
Capitein Cornelis Jacobsz. Brouwer, 't ship de Vergulde Valck, ingecomen den 20 dito, helst onder boort 21 Meij, van 110 coppen. Volck victualen... [the rest is unintelligible].
As usual, reading one of the documents takes time, as often, it takes days or weeks to recognize the squiggles as words in archaic Dutch. (Admittedly, this example leaves something to be desired).
Monday, February 06, 2006
Dutch Captain: Jan (or Jacob?) van der Goes
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1860.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1861.
- Carl Stapel, unpublished manuscript "Wassenaar 1693", 2005.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Dutch Captain: Andries Stilte
- William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1869.
Dutch Naval Officer: Jacob de Jongh
- Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1869.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1861.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Dutch Captain: Gerrit Hooft
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1869.
The attack on the Smyrna Fleet in June 1693
Ship Guns Commander Royal Oak 64 Gerard Elwes, flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir George Rooke Breda 62 flagship of Rear-Admiral Thomas Hopsonn Monmouth 58 Peter Pickard Lumley Castle (M) 56 George Meester Monck 52 Stafford Fairborne Lion 52 Thomas Gardner Loyal Merchant (M) 50 Philip Harris Princess Anne (M) 48 William Wakelin Tiger Prize 48 Robert Sincock Woolwich 46 Christopher Myngs Newcastle 46 John Baker Chatham 44 John Leader Smyrna Factor (M) 40 Edward Littleton Sheerness 28 John Norris Lark 16 Peter Wotton Admiraal Generaal 84 Rear-Admiral P. van der Goes Gelderland 72 Andries Stilte Zeeland 64 Philip Schrijver Wapen van Medemblik 64 Juriaan van der Poel Oost-Stellingwerf 52 ? Nijmegen 50 ? Schiedam 50 W. van Rechteren Wapen van den Schermer 44 ? Salamander, bomb vessel ? Suzanna, bomb vessel ? Dispatch, brigantine 2 Thomas Peacok Speedwell, fireship 8 Thomas Simonds Vulture, fireship 8 William Lindsey Muscovia Merchant, storeship Daniel Parsons two Dutch fireshipsThe battle went badly for the Allies, as two Dutch ships were lost, the Wapen van Medemblik and the Zeeland, as well as 92 merchantships "taken, burnt, or sunk". The result could have been worse, if the French captains had followed Tourville's orders. The battle was fought near Lagos, Portugal and Cape St. Vincent. Sources:
- R. C. Anderson, Lists of Men-of-War 1650-1700: Part I English Ships 1649-1702, 1966.
- William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898.
- A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938.
Friday, February 03, 2006
From my translation of an article from Oud-Holland 17
The First War with England and W. van de Velde the Elder 1) by P. Haverkorn van Rijsewijk
Translated by James Bender
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Dutch Captain: Christiaan Bernhard, Graaf van Bentheim
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1869.
- Carl Stapel, unpublished manuscript "Vlootlijst La Hogue 2 juni 1692", 2005.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Dutch Naval Officer: Jacob Jan van Cooperen (or Koperen)
- Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1869.
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1861.
- Carl Stapel, unpublished manuscript "Wassenaar 1693", 2005.