List of ships in Witte de With's journal in April 1653

On page 80 of Witte de With's journal for April 1653, he has listed some ships, with their guns, crew, victuals and water. We are in a good position to supply the ship names:

                                                                Weeks of Weeks of
Adm   Ship              Guns Crew Commander                     Victuals Water
A-Dir Vergulde Valck    28   111  Cornelis Jansz Brouwer          6      13
A-Dir David en Goliat   34   125  Claes Bastiaensz Jaersvelt      5.5    13
A-Dir Sampson           28   110  Cornelis Cornelisz de Groot     6      13
A-Dir Engel Michiel     28   110  Frederick Bogaart               5.5    13
A-Dir Sint Pieter       28   109  Gerrit Schuyt                   6      13
A-Dir Blauwe Arend      28   110  Lt-Cdr Hendrick Hendricksz Heij 5.5    13
R     Utrecht           22    98  Leendert Haexwant               3.5     6
R     Overijssel        24    98  Dirck Vijgh                     3       6
R     Gulden Beer       23    94  Lt-Cdr Pieter Jacobsz Regenboog 2.5     7
A-VOC Huis van Nassau   34   112  Jan Pietersz van Strijp         6      13
N     Prins Maurits     32    97  Cornelis Taenman                3      13

Sources:

1. Carl Stapel, personal communication "M Pieter Jacobsz", 2006
2. Carl Stapel, unpublished manuscript "Schepen die op 10 april 1653 uit Texel zijn gezeild (onder bevel van V.A. Witte de With)", 2006
3. Witte de With, journals from 1652 to 1658, Archive E8812 from the Riksarkivet, Stockholm