My guess at the ships of the Admiralty of Zeeland in July 1653

Carl Stapel gave me a copy of his list of ships at the port of Vlissingen in July 1653, based on a document that I provided him. I have edited that list to correct and fill in missing entries. There is a certain amount of guesswork involved, sadly. I already see problems with what I wrote, as there were duplicate entries for Andries Fortuijn. I increasingly believe that the evidence suggests that Jacob Wolfertszoon commanded the ship Meermin. The Meermin has been missing from mention, even though the ship was known to have been in service. I have some doubt about the Vlissingen. Certainly, by July, the new ship, perhaps purchased from the VOC, was being readied for Jan Evertsen's use. In early July, the Vlissingen mentioned might have been the Vlissingen Directors' ship.

Adm Built/hired Ship           Guns Commander
Z               Hollandia        38 capitein Adriaen Bankert
Z   1643        Amsterdam        30 capitein Adriaen Nicolaesz Kempen
Z   1652        Eendracht        24 capitein Andries Fortuin
Z   1652        Gekroonde Liefde 23 capitein Dingeman Cats
Z   1652        Liefde II        30 capitein Frans Crijnsz Mangelaar
Z   1652        Neptunus         28 capitein Adriaen Jansz den Oven 
Z   1652        Liefde           26 formerly commanded by Joost Bankert
Z   1638        West Capelle     26 capitein Claes Jansz Sanger
Z               Zeeridder        28 capitein Gilles Janszoon 
Z   1652        Zeeuwsche Leeuw  30 capitein Cornelis Eversten de Oude
           (or Wapen van Zeeland)
Z   1641        Meermin          34 capitein Jacob Wolfertszoon
Z   1653        Vlissingen       40 capitein Jan Pouwelszoon