Name Guns Crew Captain Star 28 90 Jacob Paulusz Cort Edam 30 90 Barent Cramer Hollandia 32 90 Albert de Graeff Hoop 28 90 Joris Collerij (one of many spellings) Goude Leeuw 24 75 Gillis Thyssen Campen Marcus Curtius 24 70 Hendrick Kroeger Hollandsce Tuin 24 70 Hillebrandt Jeroenssen (Jeroenszoon) Patientia 24 70 Adriaan van Loenen Catharina 24 70 Dirck Bogaert Keijser 24 70 Jan ter Stegen Hoop 24 70 Wolphert van Brederode Aartsengel Michiel 40 120 Emmanuel Zalingen Campen 40 120 Joris van der Zaan Engel Gabriel 36 120 Isaac Sweers Drie Coningen 36 120 Lucas Albertszoon (Albertssen) Amsterdam 30 100 Simon van der Aeck Gouda 28 90 Jan Egbertsz Ooms Maria 30 100 Claes Sael Westfriesland 28 90 Hendrick Huyskens Amelia 28 90 Willem van der Zaan Sampson 26 90 Hendrick Adriaanszoon Achillis 28 90 Dirck Schey
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Saturday, August 05, 2006
The list of ships hired by the Admiralty of Amsterdam, apparently in early 1652
The list of ships in the document sent me by Jan Glete is very striking. Included are ships that are usually thought of as purpose-built warships. The document is convincing, as it gives the amounts paid to hire the ships. The ships were all part of the "Extraordinary Equipage", the 100 ships to be hired by the five Admiralties in 1652. These are the large ships included in the document, in this order:
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