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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

A question about hired Friesland ships in March 1653

I have been working, occasionally, on the March 1653 list of the Dutch fleet, based on an appendix to Vol.I of J. C. De Jonge's Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen. The work is not complete, yet because of some outstanding issues. One is with regard to ships hired by the Admiralty of Friesland:
Hired ships

Rank        Name                   Adm/Dir guns Sailors Ship                  
kapitein    Jan Reyndersz Wagenaar F       30   110     Graaf Hendrik         
kapitein    Tijmen Claeszoon       F       30   110     Westergo
kapitein    ?                      F       26    90     ?
kapitein    Isaak Codde            F       24    90     Postpaert
luitenant   Hasselgants            F       24    90     Sarah
kapitein    Oosteroon              F       16    60     Waterhond
This issue in this case is the identity of the 26-gun ship listed third, had her captain. There are some candidates, such as the Hector van Troijen (24 guns and a crew of 70 men). There is no evidence to show that she was still in service at this date. Her captain was disgraced after the Battle of the Kentish Knock, and was court martialed.

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