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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Friesland ships in the First Anglo-Dutch War

A list from Witte de With's journals for 17 September 1652 gives the list of Friesland ships with the fleet on 17 September 1652:
Admiralty of Friesland
                                      Weeks of
Captain                    Crew  Guns  Victuals  Ship (not in journal)
Capt. Belevelt            
Capt. Wigglema             108   29    13        Frisia
Capt. Degelcamp             77   28    11        Gelderland
Capt. Adriaan Bruijnsvelt  103   28    13        Breda
The list had changed by May 1653:
Admiralty of Friesland

Captain                    Crew  Guns  Ship (not in journal)
Capt. Jacob Codde          106   30    Postpaert
Capt. Coenders              85   24    Graaf Willem
Capt. Tijmen Claesz        110   28    Westergo
Capt. Bulter                    (42)   Kameel

Directors' ships of Friesland

Captain                    Crew  Guns  Ship (not in journal)
Capt. Kleijntje            110   28    Sint Vincent

The list for July 1653 is more difficult to read:
Admiralty of Friesland

Captain                        Crew  Guns  Ship
Lt-Commandeur Buijbe Juckes     109   30
(Capt. Jan Coenders)             90   26    Graaf Willem
the Lt of Capt. Bruynsvelt      116   32    Breda (not in journal)
Capt. Cornelies Alles Oosteroon  60   16    Waterhond (not in journal)
Capt. Wagenaer                  134   34    Graaf Hendrick (not in journal)
There is also information about the fleet in September to November 1653:
Admiralty of Friesland

Captain                    Crew  Guns  Ship
Capt. Bruynsvelt           124   32    Breda
Capt. Wagenaer             120   34    Graaf Hendrick

Directors' ships of Friesland

Captain                    Crew  Guns  Ship
Capt. Kleijntje            101   28    Sint Vincent

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