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Friday, November 17, 2006

A mystery possibly solved

In The First Dutch War, Vol.V, there is a list of ships and captains from the Admiralty of Amsterdam after the Battle of Scheveningen and listing damage and remaining gunpowder in many instances. A "Captain Quaeff" is mentioned. He commanded a ship named "Morgenstar". There is now reason to believe that the captain was Albert Claesz de Graeff, who had commanded the hired ship Hollandia. The ship might possibly be the same ship, the Star or Ster, previously commanded by Jacob Paulusz Cort. The other possibility is a "mystery ship". I am now leaning towards the Star, as I have not had time to really research the issue.

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