- James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005
- Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de Geschiedenis van ons Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1925
- Johan E. Elias, De Vlootbouw in Nederland 1596-1655, 1933
- H.A. van Foreest and R.E.J. Weber, De Vierdaagse Zeeslag 11-14 Juni 1666, 1984
- A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938
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Wednesday, May 31, 2006
One mystery
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
We have been discussing Amsterdam's reduction to the First Anglo-Dutch War building program
Admiralty 150ftx38ftx15ft 140ftx36ftx14.5ft 134ftx34ftx14ft Rotterdam 1 2 2 Amsterdam 2 4 4 Zeeland 1 2 2 Noorderkwartier 1 2 2 Friesland 1 2 2This was quashed, mainly by the Amsterdam Board. The reasons are rather complex, but at least in part, they had a concern about being able to get large ships over the Pampus bar, at the entry to Amsterdam. The North Sea, and the coastal waters are shallow, and that might have also been a factor (by 1664, all those concerns were ignored). Carl Stapel suggested that another factor was that there was sufficient dislike of Tromp, that the immediate reaction would be to reject any suggestion that Tromp made. Carl also says that Amsterdam opposed a standing fleet and wanted only convoyers built. The senior naval officers, fortunately, embraced a battlefleet policy, such as that advocated by Mahan. There was also a continuing attachment to the frigate type that they admiralties had been building. There was a great deal of resistence to building English-style capital ships, such as the Vrijheid (which carried a lower tier of 18pdr guns, instead of 12pdrs). I have also wondered if Amsterdam was reluctant to spend money, and that might have been another factor. In the event, considerably smaller ships were included in the two 30-ship programs, at least nominally. In reality, there were a few larger ships built than had been originally authorized. Dr. Elias gave a final table, divided into four phases:
Admiralty 150ft 146ft 140ft 136ft 134ft 131.5ft 130ft Phase I Rotterdam 1 Amsterdam 1 1 Zeeland Noorderkwartier 1 Friesland 1 Phase II Admiralty 150ft 146ft 140ft 136ft 134ft 131.5ft 130ft Amsterdam 1 1 Zeeland 1 1 Phase III Admiralty 150ft 146ft 140ft 136ft 134ft 131.5ft 130ft Rotterdam 1 2 1 Amsterdam 2 2 6 Zeeland 1 4 Noorderkwartier 2 3 Friesland 2 3 Phase III Admiralty 150ft 146ft 140ft 136ft 134ft 131.5ft 130ft Rotterdam 1 4 Amsterdam 4 6 Noorderkwartier 2 3 Friesland 2 3 Total 2 1 3 15 4 4 35As you can see, a great many smaller ships and only a relatively few larger ships were built. The largest group other than the smaller, 130ft ships were those of 136ft in length. That was a newer, intermediate type. Sources:
- Johan E. Elias, De Vlootbouw in Nederland 1596-1655, 1933
Monday, May 29, 2006
Large Dutch ships in 1652
Adm Name Guns Crew Length Beam Hold M Brederode 54 270 144ft 35ft 14.75ft A Vrede 42 160 131.5ft 32.5ft 13.5ft A Vrijheid 46 150 134ft 34ft 13.25ft N Eendracht 40 140 130ft 32ft 12ft A-VOC Vogelstruis 40 200 160ft 38ft 18ft Mi-VOC Prins Willem 40 200 170ft 38ft 18ft A-Dir Alexander 28 95 131.5ft 27.75ft 13ft A-Dir David en Goliad 34 107 130ft 32ft 12ft A-Dir Elias 34 112 132.5ft 30ft 13ft A-Dir Groote Vergulde Fortuijn 35 135 141ft 31ft 14.5ft A-Dir Gideon van Sardam 34 115 132ft 29.5ft 13.5ft A-Dir Kroon Imperiaal 34 125 130ft 30ft 12.5ft A-Dir Groote Liefde 38 114 132ft 29ft 13.5ft A-Dir Nassouw 34 112 130ft 32ft 12ft A-Dir Neptunis 36 125 138ft 32ft 13ft A-Dir Prins Maurits 34 116 130ft 30ft 13ft A-Dir Sint Francisco 28 100 133ft 28.25ft 13.25ft A-Dir Sint Matheeus 34 114 140ft 34ft 15ft A-Dir Sint Salvador 34 125 130ft 30ft 13.5ft A-Dir Valck 28 95 132.5ft 26.17ft 12.75ft A-Dir Zwarte Leeuw 28 110 130ft 28ft 13.5ft Ed-Dir Halve Maen 30* 110* 130ft* 28ft* 12ft*There was also the Jaarsveld built for the Admiralty of Amsterdam in 1651. The Jaarsveld carried 44 guns, but we do not know her dimensions. Of course, in 1653, many more large ships entered service.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Documents from 1653
In one document dated 20 January 1653, a Directors' ship named St. Pieter is mentioned. The ship has specifications as follows:
St. Pieter Length: 123ft Beam: 28ft Hold: 12.5ft Height between decks: 6.5ft Guns: 10-12pdr 8-8pdr 8-6pdr 2-3pdr 28 gunsIs this the Rotterdam Directors' ship or a previously unknown Amsterdam ship? I would now guess that it is the Rotterdam Directors' ship, although we cannot be sure.
In a document dated 27 January 1653, a ship named Sampson is mentioned. This is also a Directors' ship, but we cannot be sure by which Directors the ship was hired. We do have the following specifications:
Sampson Length: 119ft Beam: 28ft Hold: 13ft Height between decks: 6.25 or 6.5ft Guns: 10-12pdr 8-8pdr 8-6pdr 2-3pdr 28 gunsI would have said that there were all Amsterdam ships, but we do not recognize them as such.
Dr. Elias on the 12 ships from the fishery protection squadron in July 1652
- C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910
- Pieter Casteleyn, Hollandsche Mercurius, 1650-1691
- Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.II, 1923
- Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898
Saturday, May 27, 2006
We only know the dimensions of two ships hired by the Directors of the cities in the Noorderkwartier
Ship name Directors Captain Guns Crew Length Beam Hold Sint Jeronimus Me-Dir Jan Pietersz Deught 30 110 116ft 28ft 11ft Halve Maen Ed-Dir Hendrick Pieterszoon 30* 110* 130ft* 28ft* 12ft*Sadly, too much of what we have listed about the Halve Maen are estimates, although the number of guns is based on an early list after she was captured by the English. Typically, upon first entering service, prizes retained their Dutch guns. The crew estimate is based on similar ships, such as the Vergulde Meerman (30 guns and a crew of 110 men), Jan Fredricksz Houcboot's ship, also hired by the Edam Directors. When first hired, Jan Pietersz Eenarm commanded the Sint Jeronimus, but he died suddenly in April 1652 and was succeeded in command by Jan Pietersz Deught, who had a similar enough name that he was not mentioned in any document or in the published literature that I have seen. We only know of the switch due to Carl Stapel's research in the "resoluties van de Staten van Holland van 1650 till 1659".
English Captain: Thomas Bedall
- R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
- J. R. Powell, The Navy in the English Civil War, 1962
Friday, May 26, 2006
The July 1653 list of ships at Vlissingen: the Neptunis
The July 1653 list of ships at Vlissingen: the Neptunis
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Amsterdam ships after the Battle of the Gabbard in July 1653
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Marinus Claesz Juynbol commanded his father's ship in 1633
2 brass half-cartouwen 24pdr 2 brass half-cartouwen 18pdr 2 brass 12pdr 14 iron 18pdr 6 iron 6pdrThe Neptunis was stationed off the coast of Flanders when the Staet van Oorlog te Water for the year 1633 was compiled (which is the source of this data).
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The problemmatic nature of much of the information that we have from the First Anglo-Dutch War
- C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910
- Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898
- Hendrik de Raedt, Lyste van de schepen van Oorloge onder het beleyt Admirael Marten Harpersz. Tromp, 1652
- A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938
Monday, May 22, 2006
The Friesland States' ships in March 1653
Ship name Guns Crew Commander Length Beam Hold Groningen 38 110 Hendrick Janszoon Camp 132ft 31ft 14.5ft Zevenwolden 38 140 Frederick Stellingwerff Breda 28 110 Adriaan Bruynsvelt 120ft 29ft Omlandia 28 110 122ft 26.5ft 13ftOne ship missing from the list of States' ships is the jacht Graaf Willem (12 guns), commanded by Jan Coenders. This was built for the Admiralty of Friesland in 1644 and her dimensions were 74ft x 18.5ft x 7ft. Sources:
- C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.I, 1858
- A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938
Sunday, May 21, 2006
New construction in Friesland between 1652 and July 1654
Ship name Guns Crew Length Beam Hold Captain Oostergo 52 95 140 36 14.5 Rombout van der Parre Westergo 44 95 134 34 14 Stad en Lande 44 95 134 34 14 Groningen 44 90 132 31 13 Prinses Albertina 44 90 130 32 13.5 Adriaan BruynsveltIn addition, two new ships were lost in 1653. The Kameel (42 guns) seems to have been in the service of the Groningen Directors, and was sunk at the Battle of the Gabbard, in June 1653. The Zevenwolden (38 guns and a crew of, another new ship, was in the service of the Admiralty of Friesland. The Zevenwolden was taken and sunk at the Battle of Scheveningen in August 1653. Another ship is mentioned in Vreugdenhil and in the Staet named the Groenewald. It was purchased in 1652, as part of the new construction program. As the Groenewald is not mentioned during the war, or anywhere other than the Staet, I suspect that it was renamed. There is disagreement on this point, but her dimensions are virtually identical to those of the Groningen in Dr. Weber's book about the Four Days' Battle. Sources:
- Liewe van Aitzema, Saken van Staet in Oorlogh in ende omtrent de Vereenigte Nederlanden (7 vols. 1655-1671)
- Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923
- H.A. van Foreest and R.E.J. Weber, De Vierdaagse Zeeslag 11-14 Juni 1666, 1984
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.I, 1858
- Staet van Oorlog te Water for the year 1654, 1654
- A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938
Saturday, May 20, 2006
English Captain: George Acklam
- R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
- C.T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.V, 1912
- C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930
Friday, May 19, 2006
The July 1654 list in De Jonge's book in Vol.I
- Albert J. Hoving, Nicolaes Witsens Scheeps-Bouw-Konst open gestelt, 1994
- J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.I, 1858
- list of ships of the Admiralty of Rotterdam dated 26 February 1652, 1652
- Staet van Oorlogh te Water for the year 1654, 1654
- A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938
Thursday, May 18, 2006
The Directors' ships from the cities of the Noorderkwartier
Rank Commander Adm Ship name Guns Crew kapitein Jacob Pietersz Houck Ho-Dir Sampson 30 110 kapitein Pieter Adriaensz van Blocker Ho-Dir ? 28 105 kapitein Gijsbert Malcontent En-Dir ? 28 110The kapitein Jacob Claesz Duijm En-Dir Vergulde Zon 28 108 kapitein Jan Pietersz Deught Me-Dir Sint Jeronimus 30 110 kapitein Jan Fredricksz Houcboot Ed-Dir Vergulde Meerman 30 110 kapitein Jacob Claesz Boot (or Boet) Mo-Dir Zwarte Beer 32 115The only problem is that we have other information from Vreugdenhil. He assigns the Sampson van Hoorn (24 guns) to the Hoorn Directors and the Sampson van Enkhuizen (28 guns) to the Enkhuizen Directors. He would also assign Teunis Vechterszoon's ship, the Scheletje (24 guns and a crew of 70 men) to the Enkhuizen Directors. Of course, Hendrick de Raedt's list and the list from the Hollandsche Mercurius indicate that he was associated with Medemblick. In any case, the 50 Directors ship plan only allocated 7 ships to the cities of the Noorderkwartier, and these seem to be those that I list above. So why does Vreugdenhil assign the other ships to these same Directors, as well? This same list from June 1652 leaves open the possibility that Teunis Vechterszoon also commanded a Directors' ship, as Vreugdenhil indicated (just one from Medemblick, not Enkhuizen). All indications, other than Vreugdenhil, indicate that Willem Ham's ship, the Sampson van Hoorn, was a ship hired by the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier (in fact, one of the 100 ships of 1652). There is no evidence in The First Dutch War, or any other published source, other than Vreugdenhil, regarding the Sampson van Enkhuizen. Sources:
- C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910
- Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898
- Hendrik de Raedt, Lyste van de schepen van Oorloge onder het beleyt Admirael Marten Harpersz. Tromp, 1652
- Carl Stapel, unpublished manuscript "Schepen voor aanvang van Eerste Engelse Oorlog", 2006
- A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Gijsbert Malcontent's Enkhuizen Directors' ship
- C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910
- Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898
- W. J. van Hoboken, Witte de With in Brazilië, 1955
- G. W. Kernkamp, De Sleutels van de Sont, 1890
- J. C. Mollema, De Eere Rol, from Geschiedenis van Nederland ter Zee, Vol.II, 1940
- Hendrik de Raedt, Lyste van de schepen van Oorloge onder het beleyt Admirael Marten Harpersz. Tromp, 1652
The original 24 ships hired by the Amsterdam Directors
Rank Commander Adm Guns Crew Ship name kapitein Jan Maijckers A-Dir 28 100 Alexander kapitein Dirck Pater A-Dir 28 105 Blauwe Arend kapitein Matthijs (Matheeus) Corneliszoon A-Dir 34 120 Sint Salvador kapitein Jacob Cornelisz Swart A-Dir 28 110 Vliegende Faam kapitein Abraham van Kampen A-Dir 28 100 Arke Troijane kapitein Cornelis Janszoon Poort A-Dir 34 125 Kroon Imperial kapitein Cornelis Jansz Brouwer A-Dir 28 105 Valck kapitein Maerten de Graef A-Dir 28 110 Prinses Roijael kapitein Gerrit van Lummen A-Dir 34 125 Neptunis kapitein Cornelis Naeuoogh A-Dir 34 125 Sint Mattheus kapitein Nicolaes de With A-Dir 34 115 Prins Maurits kapitein Bartholomeus Rietbeeck A-Dir 28 105 Rozeboom kapitein Bastiaen Bardoel A-Dir 28 110 Engel Gabriel kapitein Cornelis van Houten A-Dir 28 110 Witte Lam kapitein Hector Bardesius A-Dir 34 120 Gideon van Sardam kapitein Stoffel Juriaenszoon A-Dir 28 105 Sint Francisco kapitein Claes Bastiaensz van Jaersveldt A-Dir 34 120 David en Goliad kapitein Jacob Syvertsen Spanheym A-Dir 34 120 Elias kapitein Hendrick de Raedt A-Dir 28 130 Zwarte Leeuw kapitein Sipke Fockes A-Dir 28 96 Sint Maria kapitein Bruijn van Seelst A-Dir 38 135 Groote Liefde kapitein Lambert Pieterszoon A-Dir 34 130 Nassouw kapitein Frederick de Coninck A-Dir 35 135 Groote Vergulde Fortuijn kapitein Frederick Bogaert A-Dir 28 115 Engel Michiel
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
A question about hired Friesland ships in March 1653
Hired ships Rank Name Adm/Dir guns Sailors Ship kapitein Jan Reyndersz Wagenaar F 30 110 Graaf Hendrik kapitein Tijmen Claeszoon F 30 110 Westergo kapitein ? F 26 90 ? kapitein Isaak Codde F 24 90 Postpaert luitenant Hasselgants F 24 90 Sarah kapitein Oosteroon F 16 60 WaterhondThis issue in this case is the identity of the 26-gun ship listed third, had her captain. There are some candidates, such as the Hector van Troijen (24 guns and a crew of 70 men). There is no evidence to show that she was still in service at this date. Her captain was disgraced after the Battle of the Kentish Knock, and was court martialed.
Monday, May 15, 2006
More about the 50 Directors' ships of 1652
Rotterdam 7 ships Amsterdam 24 ships Zeeland 9 ships Cities of the Noorderkwartier 7 ships Friesland 2 ships Groningen 1 shipEven in June 1652, there were losses, and there were more as the war progressed. Most were lost either at the Battle of Portland, or the Battle of the Gabbard, in 1653. As more ships were hired by the Directors, it is unclear if they remained within the numbers, by just hiring replacement ships for he losses. In the storm in late 1653, Directors' ships were particularly vulnerable, as they were not as well equipped with anchors and cables. They were also not as strongly built as warships.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
The Dutch fleet in early 1652
- Johan E. Elias, De Vlootbouw in Nederland 1596-1655, 1933
Saturday, May 13, 2006
The 50 Directors' ships funded in 1652
Friday, May 12, 2006
Carl Stapel's notes from the Resoluties van de Staten van Holland
- Albert 't Jonge Hoen, on the Prinses [Prinses Roijael], is ready to sail for the Mediterranean under the command of Joris van Cats--22 December 1651
- Jan Pietersz Deught was chosen as captain of the Directors' of Medemblick ship Sint Jeronimus, in place of Jan Pietersz Eenarm, who had suddenly died--23 April 1652
- Jan Jansz van Nes had brought on board 20 soldiers while in the Meuse--24 July 1652
- Dirck Jansz Somer and Hendrick Claasz van Sheick were appointed as captains by the Amsterdam Directors--7 April 1653
Thursday, May 11, 2006
The first English Captain: Valentine Tattnell
- 118ft x 27ft x 12.5ft.
- 84ft on keel x 24.6ft outside of the planking x 11.5ft at the center
Dutch English Factor My standard factor Length 118ft 84ft 1.405 1.33 (indicates a lot of rake) Beam 27ft 24.5ft 1.102 1.13 (indicates thin planking) Depth 12.5ft 11.5ft 1.087 1.13 (perhaps a lot of camber)In 1656, Valentine commanded the Old President, a former 5th Rate which had been purchased in 1646. In 1656, the Old President served as a fireship. Sources:
- 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
- Frank Fox, Great Ships: The Battlefleet of King Charles II, 1980
- Brian Lavery, The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600-1815, 1987.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
English Captain: Richard Lucas
- R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
- J. R. Powell, The Navy in the English Civil War, 1962
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
More about Cornelis Adriaansz. (Arentsz) Cruyck
Even though Dr. Elias, and others, had listed Cornelis Adriaanszoon (Arentsz) Cruijck as having been killed at the Battle of Portland ("the Three Days Battle"), he infact survived, as Carl Stapel has already pointed out. Cornelis Arentszoon Cruijck was one of the candidates being considered for appointment in October 1653. The list of candidates included:
- Michiel Adriaansz. de Ruyter
- Pieter Dircksz. Roothooft, burgemeester van Purmerend and old kapitein-ter-zee
- Pieter Florissen (Florisz.)
- Hendrik Gerritsz.
- Cornelis Tromp
- Hector Pietersz., merchant from Amsterdam and director of the Extraordinaris Equipage at Amsterdam, and old kapitein-ter-zee
- Jacob Cornelisz. de Boer, captain under the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
- Cornelis Arentsz. Cruijck, in the service of the East Indian Company, and commander of the Vogelstruis from November 1652
- Marinus Juynbol, who hhad commanded the ship Schiedam in February 1652. His brother Dirck Juynbol, his lieutenant had been given command of the ship
- Jan Gideonsz. Verburgh, captain under the Admiralty of Amsterdam
- Dirck Quirijnsz. Verveen, also a captain under the Admiralty of Amsterdam
- Andries Sijbrantsz., of Hoorn
Captain Cruijck had commanded the Amsterdam VOC ship Vogelstruis from November 1652 until her capture on the first day of the Battle of Portland. His crew was largely from Schiedam, and many of the them were killed in the battle.
Sources:- Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.VI, 1930
Monday, May 08, 2006
Bastiaan Centen (or Centsen) and the capture of the Hercules
- James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005
- Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de Geschiedenis van ons Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1927
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996
- Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.II, 1900
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Some gunpowder data from the Battle of Scheveningen
Gunpowder barrels Ship Guns Crew Commander start Used Remaining Zeelandia 36 120 Nicolaes Marrevelt 70 16 54 Prins Willem 28 100 Jan Jansz Boermans ? ? ? Jonas ? ? Joris Caulerij 52 13 39 Gouda 28 100 Jan Egbertsz Ooms 36 8 28 Pelikaan ? ? Capt. Overcamp 50 10 40 Vrijheid 46 170 Abraham van der Hulst ? ? ? Groningen 42 140 Gillis Thyssen Campen ? ? ? Campen 42 140 Willem van der Zaan 94 28 66 Engel Gabriel ? ? Adriaan van den Bosch 30 10 20 Vrede 44 160 Gideon de Wildt 114 64 50 Zutphen 26 120 Hillebrandt Jeroensz ? ? ? Goude Reael 28 110 Adriaan van Loenen 31 5 26 Morgenstart ? ? Captain Quaeff ? ? 16 Edam 28 100 Barent Cramer ? ? ? Overijssel 28 100 Jan van Campen ? ? ? Brak 18 70 Poppe Brinckers 30 12 18 Westfriesland 28 140 Hendrik Huyskens 48 20 28 Amsterdam 50 ? Paulus Egbertsz Sonck 50 31 19 Windhond 18 70 Jan Admirael ? ? 22 Leeuwarden 36 140 Govert Reael 85 39 46 Leiden 28 100 Hendrik Kroeger 50 24 26 Hoop ? ? Dirk Pater ? ? 30 Fazant 32 120 Jan de Lapper 52 24 28 Hollandsche Tuin 32 ? Joris Jansz Block 70 16 54Although there are indications that Paulus Egbertsz Sonck commanded the brand new ship Amsterdam (50 guns), the powder carried seems more consistent with the older, smaller ship. This list is also useful in that we know all these ships fought in the Battle of Scheveningen.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
The Zierikzee Directors' ship
Named ships from the July 1653 list at Vlissingen (also, Goeree and the Texel)
Admiralty of Amsterdam Leeuwarden Phesant (Fazant) (Jan de Lapper) Dolphijn (Gerbrandt Schatter) Oude Prins (Prins Willem) (Jan Jansz Boermans) Omlandia (Jacob Troncquoij) Leiden (Hendrik Kroeger) Rotterdam Chamber of the VOC David en Goliat (Jan Adriaansz van den Werff) Zeeland Directors (Vlissingen, Middelburg, Zierikzee, Veere) Vlissingen Jan Pouwelszoon Eendracht Andries Fortuijn, a fluitThe captains in parentheses are those known to command the ships. Those without parentheses are actually named in the document.
Friday, May 05, 2006
I continue to wonder about the old Amsterdam ship Achilles
Thursday, May 04, 2006
More about Dirk Vijch (or Vijgh) and 22 July 1652
- Gerrit Janszoon Schuimer
- Captain Luitje
- Arke Noach
- Sint Jan Baptist
- Zwaan
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
English Captain: John Mucknell (Muckrel or Muckeral)
- R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
- J. R. Powell, Ed., The Letters of Robert Blake, 1937
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
English Captain: Francis Parke (Park)
- R. C. Anderson, "English Fleet-Lists in the First Dutch War," The Mariner's Mirror, Vol.XXIV No.4, October 1938
- R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
- C.T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.V, 1912
- C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930
Monday, May 01, 2006
English Captain: Thomas Cheyney (or Cheney)
- R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
- R. C. Anderson, "English Fleet-Lists in the First Dutch War," The Mariner's Mirror, Vol.XXIV No.4, October 1938
- J. R. Powell, The Navy in the English Civil War, 1962