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.
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Sunday, May 07, 2006
Some gunpowder data from the Battle of Scheveningen
There is a report on condition of ships belonging to the Admiralty of Amsterdam (and possibly, the Amsterdam Directors) after the Battle of Scheveningen. The report is dated 12 August 1653 and appears in Vol.V of the That is the one source that I have seen about gunpowder carried and used (at any time). I have written about this list before, but not with this focus. To some degree, having the starting amount, expended, and remaining is redundant, but we have the numbers for consistency. The list gives the numbers as either used or remaining:
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