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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Gijsbert Malcontent's Enkhuizen Directors' ship

Gijsbert Malcontent had commanded an Enkhuizen Directors' ship with Witte de With's fleet in June 1645. His ship was the Getrouwen Harder (34 guns and a crew of 100 men). Ship armaments could vary over time, especially as ships aged, so I would not rule out the possibility of him commanding the same ship. For this reason, I had wondered if he had commanded the Gertrouwen Harder during the First Anglo-Dutch War, up until he was killed at the Battle of Portland. He did have an intervening period when he was with Witte de With off Brazil, but he was back in the service of the Enkhuizen Directors in 1652 and early 1653. In 1652, he commanded a an Enkhuizen Directors' ship of 28 guns and a crew of 110 men. Some other captains commanded the same ship in 1645 as in 1652. An example was Gabriel Antheunissen, who was in the service of the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier. He commanded the Kasteel van Medemblick (or Medemblick) in 1645 through early 1653, when he was dismissed from the service for disobeying orders from Pieter Florissen, his squadron commander. Gijbert Malcontent's ship was taken in the Battle of Portland and he died in captivity. Sources:
  1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910
  2. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898
  3. W. J. van Hoboken, Witte de With in Braziliƫ, 1955
  4. G. W. Kernkamp, De Sleutels van de Sont, 1890
  5. J. C. Mollema, De Eere Rol, from Geschiedenis van Nederland ter Zee, Vol.II, 1940
  6. Hendrik de Raedt, Lyste van de schepen van Oorloge onder het beleyt Admirael Marten Harpersz. Tromp, 1652

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