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Saturday, February 11, 2006

Dutch warships at Scalaway after the storm in August 1652

The Dutch fleet, under the command of Lt-Admiral Tromp was caught in a strong storm off the Shetland islands in early August 1652. Some of the ships took shelter at Scalaway, after the storm. This is the list of those ships, from Hendrick de Raedt's pamphlet:
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, fireship        
This 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.

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