Dutch Captain: Claes Arentszoon Sloot (Sloodt)

Claes Arentszoon Sloot (Sloodt) served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier. In August 1658, he commanded the Wapen van Monnikendam (often simply called the Monnick). He fought in the Battle of the Sound, in November 1658, where he was assigned to Vice-Admiral Pieter Florissen's rear squadron. He survived the battle, but Vreugdenhil suggests that his ship was that captured in 1659. I believe that was Pieter Florissen's old flagship, instead. From a list dated 8 August 1658, we see that Claes Arentsz Sloot's ship carried 26 guns, while Jan Sampson's ship, the Monnikendam, carried 32 guns. I think that it is pretty definitive, as the ship lost was the 32-gun ship. The ship that survived until May 1665 had 30 guns by that date. This is a period where many ships had their armaments augmented with additional guns. I have not seen any other mention of Claes Arentszoon Sloot, except during this period. Sources:

1. unpublished manuscript from the Nationaal Archief, Staten Generaal 1.01.06, inventory number 13580.16, a list of ships with van Wassenaer's fleet, 8 August 1658
2. R. C. Anderson, Naval Wars in the Baltic, 1910
3. G. L. Grove, Journalen van de Admiralen Van Wassenaer-Obdam (1658/59) en De Ruyter (1659/60), 1907
4. J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.I, 1858