Dr. Elias on the 12 ships from the fishery protection squadron in July 1652

In Vol.II of Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Dr. Elias mentions that the Hollandsche Mercurius for 1652 gives the armaments for 12 ships on pages 71 and 81 in that section. He says that the 12 ships consisted of 1-30 guns, 2-28 guns, 7-24 guns, 1-22 guns, and 1-20 guns. Page 71 in the Hollandsche Mercurius indicates that Willem Ham's ship, the Sampson van Hoorn carried 24 guns. I have at times credited the Sampson with 26 guns, as in the English service, she carried 26 guns and had a crew of 90 men. We only know that Willem Ham's ship was the Sampson from The First Dutch War. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910
2. Pieter Casteleyn, Hollandsche Mercurius, 1650-1691
3. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.II, 1923
4. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898