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Thursday, May 25, 2006

Amsterdam ships after the Battle of the Gabbard in July 1653

There is a document of ships at Vlissingen, Goeree, and the Texel in early July 1653. The list actually is an outline which is numbered and divided by admiralty, Directors, and Chambers of the VOC. There are notations to the side, and the list notes the ships captured or sunk at the Battle of the Gabbard. The list contains 105 entries and includes some fireships and at least one advijsjacht. I have written about this list before, but it is useful to look at it in more detail. There are 25 ships listed for the Admiralty of Amsterdam. Four are in the Texel (roads). One is at Goeree. One of the ships in the Texel is called "a small frigate", and is listed as being ready. One of the others is apparently a jacht and is listed as being ready (and in the Texel). The other two are also listed as being ready. The ship at Goeree (presumably, lying in the Goeree Gat) is listed as being ready, as well. A few ships have names attached. One is called the Leeuw, but I would suspect that it is the Leeuwarden, commanded by Govert Reael. Another is Jan Jansz de Lapper's ship, the Fazant (called here, the Phesant). Next is Gerbrand Schatter's ship, the Dolphijn (built in 1633). The next is called the "Oude Prins", and I believe that is Jan Jansz Boerman's ship, the Prins Willem. Then there is the Omlandia, which was commanded by Jacob Tronquoij (or Troncquois). Finally, there is Hendrik Kroeger's ship, the Leiden. One ship is listed as having exploded, and that was Cornelis van Velsen's ship, the Gelderland. One is listed as a fluit, lying at Vlissingen, that was unready for sea. That is a quick summary of the Amsterdam ships.

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