By July 1654, Witte de With was in his favorite ship, the Brederode

By the time the Staet van Oorlog te Water for the year 1654 was compiled in July 1654, Witte de With flew his flag from his favorite ship, the Brederode. Tromp had been an interloper, and had only had the Brederode for a relatively short time. Maarten Tromp was intended to take the Brederode to the Mediterranean Sea in early 1652, and to command the squadron there. Tromp fell ill, and the Mediterranean command fell to Joris van Cats, who did not last long. After Tromp was shot and killed by a musketeer at the Battle of Scheveningen, Tromp's flag captain, Egbert Meeuwssen Kortenaer was given command over a squadron and had the Brederode as his flagship. He was eventually reassigned as Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam's flag captain on the brand new Eendracht, the newly completed fleet flagship. The Brederode reverted to Witte de With, and he passed the fine new Huis te Zwieten to his colleague, Michiel De Ruyter. De Ruyter passed his ship, the Huis te Kruiningen to Cornelis Tromp. Sources:

1. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.VI, 1930
2. Staet van Oorlog te Water for the year 1654, July 1654
3. list of ships in service for the Admiralty of Rotterdam on 26 February 1652, 1652