Dutch Captain: Hugo van Nieuwenhoff (Nieuhoff)

Hugo van Nieuwenhoff (or Nieuhoff) served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. In 1659, he commanded the Doesburg (40 guns) in De Ruyter's fleet in the Sound. In 1661, we find him still commanding the Doesburg (now 42 guns), and with De Ruyter's fleet sent to the Mediterranean Sea. In June 1665, he commanded the Landman (48 guns) and fought in the Battle of Lowestoft. In June 1666, he fought in the Four Days Battle, where he commanded the Stad en Lande (60 guns). In August (July 25, old style), he fought in the St. James's Day Battle, where he was still commanding the Stad en Lande (now 58 guns). Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
2. Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedryf van den Heere Michiel De Ruiter, 1687.
3. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
4. G. L. Grove, Journalen van de Admiralen Van Wassenaer-Obdam (1658/59) en De Ruyter (1659/60), 1907.

Abraham van der Hulst also served under De Ruyter in 1661

From Mollema and Brandt, we know that Abraham van der Hulst, who served the Admiralty of Amsterdam, served under the command of De Ruyter in the Mediterranean Sea in 1661. We do not seem to know the name of his ship at that date. He was not with De Ruyter until later. The last we knew, he commanded the Hilversum (50 guns) in 1658.

Dutch Captain: Simon Loncke

Simon Loncke served the Admiralty of Zeeland. He lived from 1635 until 27 March 1676. He was killed in a fight with the redoubtable French privateer Jean Bart. Simon Loncke was a convoy commander in the fight, commanding the small frigate Tholen (18 guns). He was promoted to captain in 1665. According to Mollema, Simon Loncke commanded the Sphaera Mundi (40 guns) under De Ruyter's command. This actually seems to have been in August 1665. According to Frank Fox, he commanded the frigate Visscher (16 guns) in the Battle of Lowestoft. In December 1667, he set sail under the command of Abraham Crijnssen, bound for the Caribbean Sea. He took part in the capture of Suriname and fought in the Battle of Nevis, allied with a squadron from the French West Indies Company. They fought against an English squardron. The French behaved badly and the Dutch escaped without loss. During this period, Simon Loncke commanded the frigate West Cappelle (28 guns). In May 1665, he commanded the frigate Delft in the Battle of Solebay. He also fougth in the Battle of the Texel, where he commanded the Utrecht (50 guns). Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.

2. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.

3. J. C. Mollema, De Eere Rol, from Geschiedenis van Nederland ter Zee, Vol.II, 1940.

4. J. C. M. Warnsinck, Abraham Crijnssen de verovering van Suriname en zijn zeeslag op Virginië, 1936.

De Ruyter's squadron in 1661

At the end of May of 1661, most Amsterdam ships in the Texel set sail. At that date, De Ruyter was a Vice-Admiral. The following ships had been equipped:

A  Liefde            60  270   Vice-Admiral De Ruyter
A  Geloof            58  260   Commandeur Gideon de Wildt
A  Middelburg        42  190   Willem van der Zaan
A  Muiltromp         42  190   Jan van Campen
A  Vrede             42  190   Jacob van Meeuwen
A  Doesburg          42  190   Hugo van Nijhof
A  Asperen           32  130   Jacob Corneliszoon Swart
A  Edam              32  120   Allart Matthijszoon
A  Star              32  120   Joost Verschuur
A  Groene Kameel, supply fluit Enno Doedes Star

By the time they reached the south coast of Portugal, they had been joined by other ships, so that they were now 17 strong. After a council-of-war, they organized the squadron into four divisions:

First Division:

A  Liefde            60  270   Vice-Admiral De Ruyter
A  Middelburg        42  190   Willem van der Zaan
A  Muiltromp         42  190   Jan van Campen
A  Vrede             42  190   Jacob van Meeuwen
A  Star              32  120   Joost Verschuur

Second Division:

NQ Westfriesland     50        Vice-Admiral Meppel
M  Prinses Louise    40*       Aert van Nes
NQ Hollandsche Tuin  48*       Cornelis Jacobszoon de Boer
NQ Wapen van Alkmaar 38*       Evert Nachtglas

Third Division:

Z  Vlissingen        42*       Schout-bij-Nacht Cornelis Evertsen
Z  Ter Veere         42*       Adriaan Banckert
Z  Delft             34*       Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge
M  Stad Utrecht      42*       Jan de Liefde

Fourth Division:

A  Geloof            58  260   Commandeur Gideon de Wildt
A  Doesburg          42  190   Hugo van Nijhof
A  Asperen           32  130   Jacob Corneliszoon Swart
A  Edam              32  120   Allart Matthijszoon

* estimates

The 40-gun ship Gelderland

I received a piece from Mr. Carl Stapel about the ship Gelderland from 1634. I need to do some more research on this ship, as some of this is different from what I would expect. I was glad to see the dimensions in Amsterdam feet. I could only estimate them, based on the Admiralty of Rotterdam (the Maze) document dated February 26, 1652, which listed them in Maas feet.

Gelderland 
built in 1634                                                        
Admiralty of the Maze     

Gelderland dimensions: 128.5ft x 30.5ft x 13.5ft  40 guns  in service from 1634-1659
  Date Captain                      Guns Crew Notes
  1636 van Coulster
2/1652 Michiel Fransz van den Bergh 40 
  1652 Aert van Nes                           collision with the St Nikolaas ( sunk )
  1653 Aert van Nes
3/1653 Aert van Nes                  40  140  The Three Days Seabattle (Portland)
6/1653 Aert van Nes                  40  140  Battle of Nieuwpoort (the Gabbard)
8/1653 Aert van Nes                  40  140  Battle of Ter Heide (Scheveningen)
  1654 Aert van Nes                  40  
  1657 Leendert Haexwant             50 
  1659 Juriaan Poel or Pols          40  175  April 1659–Sept 1660 in the Sound 
                                                and at Funen  

The ship was last mentioned in 1659.

The Dutch ship Dordrecht, built in 1692

Mr. Carl Stapel has provided details of the ship Dordrecht, built in 1692. This is from the combination from Captain Warnsinck's notes, De Jonge, Mollema, and notes from A. Vreugdenhil. I have translated the Dutch to English:

Dordrecht 1692

Admiralty of the Maze  
Dordrecht 
Length: 156ft
Beam: 42ft
Draft: 15-3/4ft 
Guns: 72 
In service: 1692 – 1716

Built in 1692 by Van Leeuwen - a ship of the second charter
Armament: 14-24pdr; 12-18pdr; 28-12pdr; 10-6pdr and 10-4pdr

  Date  Captain                    Guns Crew Employment
  1694  Evert de Liefde            72        voyage to the Mediterranean Sea
  1695  Evert de Liefde            72        in the Mediterranean Sea
  1696  Evert de Liefde            72   375  with Almonde in the North Sea
  1697  Evert de Liefde            72        in the Channel   
  1700  SBN Paulus van der Dussen  72   400  in the Sound and at
                                               the bombardment of Copenhagen
  1702  Barend van der Pot         72        capture of the silverfleet at Vigo   
  1704  Barend van der Pot         72        capture of Gibraltar
8/1705  Barend van der Pot         72        Battle of Malaga: 4 killed
                                                          and 32 wounded
  1708  Johan van Convent          70        off the coast of Dunkirk

The ship was sold in 1716 as unusable.

Dutch Captain: Isaac Uitterwijk

Isaac Uitterwijk served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. In 1671, he commanded the small frigate Postiljon (24 guns). In 1673, he commanded the Zuiderhuis (44-48 guns). He fought in the Schooneveld battles and the Battle of the Texel in August. In the latter battle, he was assigned to Cornelis Tromp's division. In July 1675, he commanded the frigate Damiaten (34 guns). He went to the Mediterranean with De Ruyter, and fought in the Battles of Stromboli, Agosta (Etna), and Palermo. (The latter information is from Andrew). Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
2. Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedryf van den Heere Michiel De Ruiter, 1687.
3. Jaap R. Bruijn, De Oorlogvoering ter zee in 1673 in Journalen en Andere Stukken, 1966.

Dutch Naval Officer: Lodewijk Craft

Lodewijk Craft was the Graaf van Nassau-Saarbrücken. He lived from March 28, 1663 until February 14, 1713. He was an officer of the infantry. He volunteered for the navy in 1683 commanded the fleet that took Willem III to England in 1688. He served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He was a kapitein extra-ordinarie in 1688. He was appointed as a kapitein-ter-zee in 1689. On January 2, 1696, he was promoted to Schout-bij-Nacht. He left the service in 1697. This is based on the short biography in Luc Eekhout's Het Admiralenboek.

I finally published the list of De Ruyter's fleet from 1674

It is not near the top of this blog, but I have finally published the list of De Ruyter's fleet that went to Martinique in 1674. It is dated June 8, on this blog.

Dutch Captain: Jan de Groot

Jan de Groot served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier. He commanded the ship Alkmaar at the Battle of the Sound in 1658. The Alkmaar was probably the ship built in 1654 that was 134ft x 34ft x 12ft. He seems to have been assigned to Pieter Florissen's squadron in the battle. His leading and assistant quartermasters only had merchant experience. The ship's upper stern displayed the arms of the city of Alkmaar. Perhaps someone can make a better translation from the German (from a note on page 716 of Dr. Ballhausen's book):

"Er war ganz unerfahren, befand sich auf seinem ersten Seezuge, sein Ober- und Unterseuermann haten seither nur auf Handelsfahrzeugen gedient. Aug dem Hintersteven befand sich das Wappen der Stadt Alkmaar."

Dr. Ballhausen's book is essentially divided into two volumes in one book. The first is about the First Anglo-Dutch War and the second is the war between the Netherlands and Sweden from 1658 to 1659. Sources:

1. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Sowie der Schwedisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1658-1659, 1923.

2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Captains", 2004.

3. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.

4. J. Watts de Peyster, The Battle of the Sound or Baltic, 1858.

Mr. Carl Stapel contributed this information about the frigate Damiaten

This is from another contribution by Mr. Carl Stapel. He sent information about the frigate Damiaten:

Damiaten

The ship was built by Jan van Reene at Amsterdam

Type:      frigate
Admiralty: Amsterdam 
Name:      Damiaten          
Built:     1663  

1663-1689:                 
Length:    120ft     
Beam:      30ft       
Hold:      12.5ft                
Guns:      32
         
1686:
Length:    120ft     
Beam:       29ft                               
Guns:      34

Date      Captain                 Guns Sailors Soldiers  Note

1664      Hendrik Adriaansz       32   135     0         With De Ruyter in the
                                                         Mediterranean Sea

1666 to 1671                                             Hired by Denmark

6/1672    Jan de Jong             32                     Battle of Solebay

5/1673    Mattheeus Megank        32

23-5/1673 Mattheeus Megank        32    84     26        At the first Schooneveld
                                                         battle, Mattheus Megank
                                                          was severely wounded.
                                                         The ship was badly damaged
                                                           and was repaired.
8/1673   Mattheeus Megank         32    79     8         The Battle of the Texel
                                                            (Kijkduin)
1674     Cornelis van der Zaan    34    96     72        With De Ruyter at Martinique
7/1675   Isaac Uitterwijk         34    160              In the Mediterranean Sea
8/1675   Isaac Uitterwijk                                The ship was damaged in a
                                                         storm and was leaky.
                                                         It was repaired
                                                          at La Corona.
8-1/1676  Isaac Uitterwijk        34    160              At the Battle of Stromboli
22-4/1676 Isaac Uitterwijk        34                     At the Battle of Etna
1-6/1676  Isaac Uiterwijk         34                     At the Battle of Palermo
1677                                                     The ship was laid up.
25-6-1686                                                The ship was reported
                                                         to be in the dock at
                                                         Amsterdam
1688      Jan Hogenhoeck          30    140              In the fleet that carried
                                                          Willem III to England
6/1689    Philipe van der Gijssen 36    -                With Gerard Callenburgh
                                                           in the Channel

The ship was last mentioned in 1689.

Dutch Naval Officer: Jan Gerrit van Wassenaer

Luc Eekhout has only a very small entry for Jan Gerrit van Wassenaer. In his other lists we find that he was a Luitenant-Admiraal of the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier and West-Friesland from 1709 to 1711. From 1711 until 1723, he was Luitenant-Admiraal for the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He lived from 1672 to 1723. There is a painting of Jan Gerrit as a child on a page about "Tentoonstelling Duivenvoorde". There is also a listing of his appointments on a page of "W" names. Carl Stapel pointed out De Jonge, so I went there for information. The topic originally had come up due to a communication from LCOL Bruce Adams, MC, USA, as he has a medical paper on the subject. In 1682, Jan Gerrit was appointed as midshipman or naval cadet at the Admiralty of Amsterdam. In 1686, he was a luitenant. From 1688 to 1690, he was flag captain of Philips van Almonde. He fought in the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690. The Koning-Stadthouder Willem III appointed him as extra-ordinaris kapitein in 1690. In 1692, he fought in the Battle of La Hougue. When Lodewijk Graaf van Nassau died, Jan Gerrit was promoted to Schout-bij-Nacht for the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He became the squadron commander in the Channel. In 1702 he fought at Cadiz and Vigo Bay. He seems to have been wounded at the former battle. In 1704, he was at the capture of Gibraltar by Rooke. He also fought in the Battle of Malaga. Later in 1704, he was promoted to Vice-Admiraal of Amsterdam, seemingly through political influence. In 1705, his flagship was the Unie (92 guns), and he was present at the capture of Barcelona. In 1706, he was at the relief of Barcelona and the captures of Alicante, Carthagena, and Majorca. In 1707, he commanded the Dutch fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. Mr. Stapel points out a reference in Prof. J. R. Bruijn's book from 1993 that says that Jan Gerrit spoke excellent English, and that promoted his rapid advancement. Even though Jan Gerrit never went to sea again, from 1709 to 1711, he was luitenant-admiraal of the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier and West-Friesland. From 1711 until his death, he was luitenant-admiraal of the Admiralty of Amsterdam. This account depends heavily on the paper by Mr. Stapel about Jan Gerrit van Wassenaer. Sources:

1. Jaap R. Bruijn, The Dutch Navy of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, 1993.
2. Jaap R. Bruijn, Varend Verleden: De Nederlandse Oorlogsvloot in de 17de en 18de eeuw, 1998.
3. Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.
4. J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1861.
5. communication from Mr. Carl Stapel.

Dutch Captain: Dirck Bogaart

Dirck Bogaart served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. At the beginning of the war, he commanded the Juffrouw Catharina (24 guns and a crew of 80 men). His was one of the ships taken by Blake's fleet on July 22, 1652, while convoying Dutch fishing busses off the coast of England. The he Rotterdam fireship captain Willem Willemszoon Bondt reportedly saw the Juffrouw Catharina arrive in Stavanger on August 6, under an English prize crew. Dirck Bogaart was with Van Wassenaer's expedition to Danzig in 1656. He commanded the Westfriesland in that operation. In 1658, he also commanded the Westfriesland (26 guns and a crew of 104 men) at the Battle of the Sound. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.

2. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930.

3. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923.

4. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.II, 1923.

5. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.

6. G. L. Grove, Journalen van de Admiralen Van Wassenaer-Obdam (1658/59) en De Ruyter (1659/60), 1907.

Dutch Captain: Nicolaes de With

Nicolaes de With had served the West-Indies Company, the Admiralty of Amsterdam, and the Amsterdam Directors. In 1648 to 1649, he took part in the ill-fated relief force sent to Brazil under the command of Witte de With. He was a cousin of the admiral. He commanded a ship hired by the West Indies Company, the jacht Wakende Boey. Witte de With eventually appointed him to command the Admiralty of Amsterdam ship Zutphen in place of Barent Cramer. In early 1652, he was appointed to command a ship hired by the Amsterdam Directors. We first see he mentioned as captain of the Prins Maurits on March 12, 1652. The dimensions of the Prins Maurits were 130ft x 30ft x 13ft. The height between decks was 7ft. On March 12th, the armament was 34 guns, consisting of 18-12pdr, 6-6pdr, 6-4pdr, and 4-3pdr. By November 8th, the armament was 4-brass 12pdr, 14-12pdr, 10-8pdr, 4-6pdr, and 2-3pdr. His lieutenant in March was Marten Juriaenszoon. On November 19th, 1652, the ship was wrecked due to errors by a pilot. Dr. Ballhausen says that Nicolaes de With fought at the Battle off Dover on May 29th, 1652. He was also with Tromp's fleet on the voyage to the Shetlands in July-August 1652. He may have fought at the Battle of the Kentish Knock, but he is not mentioned in the Resolutions of the States General. Sources:

1. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923.

2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Directors' Ship Information 1652-1653”, 2004.

3. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de Geschiedenis van ons Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1925.

4. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.

5. Dr. S. R. Gardiner, and C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.III, 1906.

6. W. J. van Hoboken, Witte de With in Brazilië, 1955.

The little frigate Kroonvogel

Thanks to Mr. Carl Stapel, we have some information about the little frigate Kroonvogel:

Kroonvogel frigate 1666

Amsterdam   Kroonvogel  length: 88ft beam: 22ft hold: 9-3/4ft        18 guns
in service: 1666-1696
  1/1676 Jacob Willemsz Broeder     Battle of Stromboli
  4/1676 Jacob Willemsz Broeder     Battle of Etna
  6/1676 Jacob Willemsz Broeder     Battle of Palermo
  6/1689 Captain Regoort            in the harbor at Spithead       14 guns  crew of 50 men      
    1696 Jacob Teengs de Jonge      convoy service in the North Sea 16 guns  crew of 65 men          

The ship was last mentioned in 1696.

Dutch Captain: Jacob Paulussen (Pauluszoon) Cort

Jacob Paulussen Cort served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He commanded the 32-gun ship Utrecht in Witte de With's relief expedition to Brazil. His ship blew up when a Portuguese captain exploded his ship rather than be captured on September 28, 1648. During the First Anglo-Dutch War, he commanded the ship Star. Initially, the Star carried 28 guns and had a crew of 95 men. The ship was 120ft x 28ft x 12ft and had been built in 1644. By mid-1653 the Star carried 30 guns and had a crew of 100 men. At the beginning of the First Anglo-Dutch War, he was assigned to Witte de With's squadron. He took part in Tromp's voyage to the Shetlands in July and August 1652, and attended the council-of-war that took place prior to leaving home. While on the voyage, he witnessed Lambert Pieterszoon's ship being close to sinking. Lambert Pieterszoon's ship was notoriously leaky. He fought in the Battle of the Kentish Knock, under Witte de With's command. His ship was lying at St. Martin in early 1653, after the Battle of Dungeness. He had been assigned to Tromp's squadron at Dungeness. He fought in the Battle of Portland, where he was probably still assigned to Tromp's squadron. He was probably at the Gabbard and Scheveningen, as well. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.
2. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923.
3. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2005.
4. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.

I had forgotten that I had solved the question about who Anthonis Fappenlain was

The First Dutch War, Vol.V, mentions Anthonis Fappenlain as being in Michiel De Ruyter's squadron at the Battle of Scheveningen. On April 24, 2004, I had posted a piece about De Ruyter's squadron that explained that Anthonis Fappenlain (or Foppenthey) was Thijs Tijs Tijssen Peereboom's lieutenant. Apparently, he actually commanded the ship in the battle, so he was called "lieutenant-commander" or luitenant-commandeur. The ship was the Noorderkwartier ship Peereboom (24 guns). I had forgotten that I had solved this issue, in part thanks to Dr. Elias.

A stamp-related piece about Tromp and the Aemilia

Watercraft Philately for March-April 2003 has a PDF file about Tromp and the Aemilia during the campaign of 1639, particularly. I noticed this piece while looking for Michiel Doorn, otherwise known as Miguel de Orna, a Spanish Dunkirker.

Dutch Captain: Simon Corneliszoon

Simon Corneliszoon seems to have served the Rotterdam Directors. There is a puzzling note from about June 1652 that his ship had been sunk. We have not been able to correlate that note with a ship name. The most visible source is the Hollandsche Mercurius from 1652, but we also have the handwritten list that corresponds to the published list. That still remains to be studied in depth. The list from the Hollandsche Mercurius was reprinted in The First Dutch War. Dr. Ballhausen wrote that Simon Corneliszoon had commanded the Meerman at the Battle of Portland. We would tend to discount that except for the fact that Jodocus Hondius wrote that the Meerman with 28 guns (4 brass and 24 iron guns) fought in the Battle of Portland. By mid-1653, Simon Corneliszoon commanded the Rotterdam Director's ship Sint Pieter. Presumably, he commanded the Sint Pieter in both the Battle of the Gabbard and the Battle of Scheveningen. Sources:

1. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923.
2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2005.
3. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
4. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.
5. Jodocus Hondius, Onstelde-Zee, Oft Zee-Daden, 1654.

Dutch Captain: Jacob Hermanszoon Visscher (or Visser)

Jacob Hermanszoon Visscher was a fireship during the First Anglo-Dutch War. He commanded the Gekroonde Liefde from Middelburg. He was assigned to Michiel De Ruyter's fleet that was convoying merchant ships in the Channel during the summer of 1652. He was assigned to the Schout-bij-Nacht's squadron, along with Leendert Arentszoon de Jager. He fought in the Battle of Plymouth. There is a note that on September 22, 1652, he had become separated from the fleet. He likely had been with the main fleet after De Ruyter joined Witte de With. There is no further record of his service. Sources:

1. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923.

2. Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedrijif van den Heere Michiel de Ruiter, 1687.
3. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.II, 1900.

Dutch Captain: Jacob Wolphertszoon

Jacob Wolphertszoon (or Wolfertszoon or Wolfertsen) served the Admiralty of Zeeland. In December 1652, he fought in the Battle of Dungeness, where he was assigned to Jan Evertsen's squadron. In early 1653, he fought in the Battle of Portland, and commanded a ship that was one of the 17 ships that sailed back to Zeeland after the battle. Late in the battle, he supplied Cornelis Evertsen de Oude with two barrels of gunpowder and some match. He almost certainly fought in the Battle of the Gabbard, and definitely fought in the Battle of Scheveningen. At Scheveningen, he was in Michiel De Ruyter's squadron and was in Marcus Hartman's small unit, along with Jacob Swart and Captain de Bitter. De Ruyter issued orders, in detail, to the smaller units composing his squadron. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.

2. C.T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.V, 1912.

3. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de Geschiedenis van ons Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1927.

4. Dr. S. R. Gardiner, and C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.III, 1906.

Dutch Captain: Boëtius Schaeff

Boëtius Schaeff served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. The Portuguese ship São Bartholomeu had been captured on 28 September 1648. Captain Schaeff had been appointed to command her. She was eventually renamed as the Gewapende Ruyter (36 guns), and served as a ship of the Admiralty of Amsterdam. The captain, Boetius Schaeff, was able to provide his ship with provisions in the West-Indies and arrived in Amsterdam in the beginning of August 1649. While the Admiralty had arrested Witte de With on suspicion of desertion, they honoured Schaeff with a golden chain because of the capture of the ship. In the autumn, they sent him back to Brazil. He was returning from Brazil in June 1652, when his ship was captured by the English and taken to the Downs. He later commanded the Hoop. On April 7, 1653, he attended a council of war on board Witte de With's ship Luipaard. In 1653, he fought in the Battle of the Gabbard (or the Battle off Nieuwpoort, or the Two Days Battle). He and his lieutenant were killed in the battle, and the crew mutinied after that and sailed into the Meuse in great disorder. The ship had been heavily damaged. The deputies of the State of Amsterdam anticipated repairing the Hoop, finding a new crew, and appointing a new commander. Sources:

1. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.II, 1923.

2. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de Geschiedenis van ons Zeewezen, Vol.IV, 1927.

3. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.V, 1928.

4. Johan E. Elias, De Vlootbouw in Nederland 1596-1655, 1933.

5. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.

6. W. J. van Hoboken, Witte de With in Brazilië, 1955.

Dutch Captain: Willem Claeszoon Ham

Willem Claeszoon Ham served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier. At the beginning of the First Anglo-Dutch War, he commanded the bus convoyer Sampson (24 guns). His ship is sometimes called the Sampson van Hoorn. He apparently had a foot shot off at the Battle off Dover on May 29, 1652. He was sent back to the Texel with Joris van der Zaan, to finish convoying the merchant vessels home, along with taking home Sipke Fockes' mastless ship, the Sint Maria (28 guns). They also took all the wounded men who needed more attention than could be given in the fleet. Willem Ham's ship was one of those 12 ships taken by Blake's fleet on August 2, 1652, while they were convoying fishing ships (busses). The ships taken were 1 30-gun ship, 2 28-gun ships, 7 24-gun ships, 1 22-gun ship, and 1 20-gun ship. Willem Ham was later given command of the ship Tobias. The Tobias was one of the 100 ships hired in 1652 by the admiralties. Apparently, the Tobias carried 26 guns and had a crew of 90 men. This is all that I have been able to find about Willem Ham. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.

2. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.II, 1923.

3. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.

4. A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938.

Dutch Captain: Johan Hendrickszoon van Nijs

Johan Hendrickszoon van Nijs has very little presence in the published literature. Dr. De Boer's book about the campaign omits any mention of him from the index. That is true for Charles Boxer's book, as well, but he does list him in various lists in his book, even though he omits him from the index and supposedly complete list towards the end of his book. The explanation may be that his name was not van Nijs, but Denijs or De Nijs. Hendrick Corneliszoon Denijs is frequently mentioned in the literature about the summer campaign of 1639. He also was mentioned in the Staet van Oorlog the Water for the years 1628 and 1629. Hendrick Corneliszoon Denijs served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He seems to have commanded a convoyer in the Battle of the Downs. Charles Boxer mentions Commandeur Johan Hendrickszoon van Nijs as being assigned to a squadron with Cornelis Engelen Silvergieter, Captain Waterdrincker, Captain van Dongen, Frans Janszoon, Captain Forant, Captain Regermorter, Captain De Zeeuw, Captain Juynbol, and Captain Melcknap. This appears on page 178. A Commandeur Denijs appears in the margin on page 182, so this may be the same man, with a mangled spelling of the name to account for the other reference. Having seen much handwritten Dutch from the 1620's and 1630's, it is plausible that names would be misspelled and the handwriting difficult to read. As of now, we must assume that the one entry was mangled, and that this is a member of the Denijs family, perhaps actually Hendrick Corneliszoon Denijs. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
2. Dr. M.G. De Boer, Tromp en de Armada van 1639, 1941.
3. Charles R. Boxer, The Journal of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Anno 1639, 1930.

Dutch Captain: Jan Adriaanszoon van Dieman

Captain Jan Adriaanszoon van Dieman served the Admiralty of Rotterdam (the Maze). In 1628 and 1629, he commanded a small jacht of 60 lasts armed with 8 guns. In 1636, he commanded the ship Prins Hendrik, vessel of 200 lasts. A ship of 200 lasts might be as large as 124ft x 29ft x 12ft. The Prins Hendrik was completed in 1629. Her crew consisted of 90 sailors and 20 soldiers. The Prins Hendrik carried 24 guns, consisting of 10 bronze and 14 iron guns. He left the Goeree Gatt on April 29, 1639, incompany with Tromp in the Aemilia. Vice-Admiral de With was lying off the Meuse with captains Coulster, Vijch, Brederode, Voornham, Keert de Koe, Halffhoorn, and Ringelssen. Tromp and Captain van Dieman headed to join the others. At the Battle of the Downs, Jan van Dieman was in Lt-Admiral Tromp's squadron. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
2. Dr. M.G. De Boer, Tromp en de Armada van 1639, 1941.
3. Charles R. Boxer, The Journal of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Anno 1639, 1930.
4. Dr. F. Graefe, De Kapiteinsjaren van Maerten Harpertszoon Tromp, 1938.

Dutch Captain: Pieter Pieterszoon de Wint (UPDATE)

We know from Dr. De Boer that Pieter Pieterszoon de Wint commanded the Admiralty of Amsterdam flagship Frederick Hendrick (36 guns and a crew of 120 men) during the Battle of the Downs in 1639. The Frederick Hendrick had been Wemmer van Berchem's flagship in 1636. His lieutenant had been Jacob Tronquoy. In 1636, the ship had a crew of 110 sailors and 20 soldiers. The armament at that time included 16 bronze and 20 iron cannons. UPDATE: in 1639, Vice-Admiral Witte de With used Pieter de Wint's ship as his flagship at the Battle of the Downs. They were associated with Gelderland, according to Charles Boxer. Sources:

1. Dr. M.G. De Boer, Tromp en de Armada van 1639, 1941.
2. Charles R. Boxer, The Journal of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Anno 1639, 1930.
3. Dr. F. Graefe, De Kapiteinsjaren van Maerten Harpertszoon Tromp, 1938.

Dutch Captain: Sijbrandt Barendszoon Waterdrincker

Sijbrandt Barendszoon Waterdrincker served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He had been a captain for the Admiralty of Amsterdam since 1635, but we suspect that he had begun his career earlier than that date. He had been recommended by the States Generaal in 1633, and by the Prince on March 31, 1633. In 1635, he commanded the 23-gun ship Edam. On 2 April 1637, he took command of the newly built 28-gun ship Bommel. Tromp referred to him as the young captain Waterdrincker, as his father or older brother was still serving. He was on the expeditions to the Sound in 1644 and 1645. In 1648, he was commander of a squadron operating on the Spanish coast. Sijbrandt Waterdrincker seemed to have a good future, but he came to a bad end in a drunken fight. On board the ship of the Vice-Admiral, he and his lieutenant Floris Janszoon Cat were having dinner. They quarreled and Sijbrandt Waterdrincker stabbed his lieutenant, fatally wounding him. The lieutenant had enough strenght left to remove the knife and stab Sijibrandt Waterdrincker. They both died and were buried at Cadiz. This is mostly based on my translation of the short biographical sketch in Dr. De Boer's book, which is contradicted by the entry in Luc Eekhout's book. He writes that Sijbrandt Barendszoon Waterdrincker drowned in 1652, when his ship foundered off of Westcappelle. Dr. De Boer's story is good entertainment, but is it correct? Luc Eekhout also writes that Sijibrandt Barendszoon Waterdrincker served the Admiralty of the Maze, was a captain in 1624 and a Scout-bij-Nacht in 1644. Are they different men with the same name? Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.

2. Dr. M.G. De Boer, Tromp en de Armada van 1639, 1941.

3. Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.

Dutch Captain: Lambert Isbrandszoon Halffhoorn

Lambert Isbrandszoon Halffhoorn served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier during the period from 1636 to 1639 and commmanded the ship Hollandsche Tuin. Prior to that time, he had served in the Westindische Compagne. The Hollandsche Tuin was a vessel of 180 lasts. A ship of that size might have had dimensions of 120ft x 28ft x 12ft. The Hollandsche Tuin carried 32 guns and had a crew of 120 men. The Hollandsche Tuin was formerly the flagship of Vice-Admiral Quast. Captain Halffhoorn participated in the entire campaign leading up to and including the Battle of the Downs, without ever really distinguishing himself, according to Dr. De Boer. Still, he continued to serve and took part in the expeditions to the Sound in 1644 and 1645. During that latter period, he served as a temporary Schout-bij-Nacht. Sources:

1. Dr. M.G. De Boer, Tromp en de Armada van 1639, 1941.

2. Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.

Dutch Captain: Claes Janszoon Ham

Claes Janszoon Ham served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier. In May 1628, he commanded the ship Groene Draeck (30 guns and a crew of 85 men). The Groene Draeck was a ship of 240 lasts. A ship of 240 lasts could have been about 128ft x 31.5ft x 13ft. Sometime in 1628, he commanded the ship Makreel, a vessel of only 120 lasts. In 1636, he comanded the Koning David (34 guns, a crew of 100 sailors and 20 soldiers), a ship of 250 lasts. In March 1639, he was in Witte de With's squadron. At that date, Witte de With's flagship was the Maecht van Dordrecht. He seems to have fought in the Battle of the Sound. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.

2. Dr. M.G. De Boer, De Proefjaar van Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp 1637-1639, 1946.

3. Charles R. Boxer, The Journal of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Anno 1639, 1930.

Dutch Captain: Herman Munnich

Herman Munnich doesn't appear plainly in the published sources, as when C.T. Atkinson transcribed Jan Evertsen's journal and translated the text for The First Dutch War, he mistakenly read the name as "Hermes Mumincx". I happen to have a copy of the original handwritten journal, however, and the name is plainly Herman Munnich. The last letter is written as an "h", although the real name could well be Herman Munnick. He seems to have served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier, and fought in the Battle of Dungeness in early December 1652. He was assigned to Pieter Florissen's squadron. The fleet was largely organized into squadrons by admiralty, although there were exceptions. I would think that Herman Munnich might be referenced in Pieter Florissen's handwritten journal from the same period, but from the translation in The First Dutch War, Vol.III, starting at page 199, he doesn't mention Herman Munnich. Sources:

1. Jan Evertsen, Journal from December 1652 to March 1653, Nationaal Archief, Staten-Generaal, 1.01.05, inventory number 9320.

2. Dr. S. R. Gardiner, and C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.III, 1906.

On June 1st, 1639

Maarten Tromp recorded in his journal on June 1st, 1639, that A man was "dunked three times from the yard-arm and whipped with a wet bum before the mast", as he had deserted from Captain "Potbreecker's" ship. The man's name was Jan Janszoon of Edenburch (Edinburgh?). Apparently, desertion was a problem, and there are others who were punished, as well. So was Captain Potbreecker actually Captain Vlieger? This is based on the account in Charles R. Boxer's book The Journal of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Anno 1639 (1930).

Dutch Captain: Jan Jacobszoon Vlieger

This is from my translation of the entry in Dr. De Boer's book Tromp en de Armada van 1639 (1941):

Jan Jacobszoon Vlieger commanded a ship of the Zeeland admiralty, probably the Meerminne of 200 lasts and 24 guns. According to a note in Tromp's journal, Vlieger, along with Evertsen's squadron, joined the fleet on 2 May. On 16 May, he disappears, and Commandeur Pauwelszoon is listed instead, and is called to fight many times. Vlieger's ship shows on the booty list, although the name is omitted. Pauwelszoon now seems to have disappeared from the fleet. We are left puzzled by all this. On 16 September, in the margin of Tromp's journal, both Vlieger and Pauwelszoon are named, and there is one too many ships. In the ship list, the name of both has been added to the writing of Waterdrincker, but in the place of Vlieger is the name Pottebreecker, a known sailor who had distinguished himself several times before Dunkirk. Dr. De Boer suspected that Pottebreecker was a nickname for Vlieger, although he could find no proof that it was true. His assumption seems to be correct, nevertheless. See p.128 of Warnsinck's book Drie Admirals, and what it says about Vlieger and Pottebreecker.

Dutch Captain: Ewout Jeroenszoon de Moy

Ewout Jeroenszoon de Moy was often referred to as just Ewout Jeroenszoon. His brother was Hillebrandt Jeroenszoon. Ewout Jeroenszoon served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. In 1628, he commanded what was probably a small vessel, the Haringen. In 1652, he commanded the 28-gun vessel Zutphen. In July 1652, his ship was listed as one of two Amsterdam ships to be convoyers for a fleet of merchant ships carrying corn headed for Muscovy. He may also have fought at the Battle of the Kentish Knock. At least, Dr. Ballhausen seems to have included him for that battle. If he was one of the convoyers in September and October, he would not have been there for the battle. I may have listed Ewout Jeroenszoon for the Battle of Dungeness, but I am less sure at this point. In my working list for the battle, I omitted him, although his brother was with the fleet prior to the battle, although he was among those who were planned to be sent on convoying assignments. Dr. Ballhausen lists him as being in De Ruyter's squadron in the Battle of Portland. I will need to check his further participation in the First Anglo-Dutch War later, but he was operating with the fleet in April 1653, so he very likely was present for the Battles of the Gabbard and Scheveningen. He was present in the fleet sent to Danzig in 1656, where he commanded the Maan (armed with 38 guns for this operation). In 1658, he commanded the Vereenigde Provinciën (42 guns), but seems not to have been at the Battle of the Sound. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.
2. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923.
3. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2005.
4. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
5. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.

Dutch Captain: Cornelis van Velsen

Cornelis van Velsen served the Admiralty of Amsterdam during the First Anglo-Dutch War. He commanded the ship Gelderland (28 guns and a crew of 100 men) which was one of the 116 ft vessels built in 1639. The dimensions were probably 116ft x 27ft x 11ft. During the summer of 1652, he served under Michiel de Ruyter in the fleet employed as convoyers of merchant ships in the Channel. He fought in the Battle of Plymouth, against Sir George Ayscue's fleet. He was very likely at the Battle of the Kentish Knock, as part of De Ruyter's squadron in that battle. He also fought in the Battle of Portland and then at the Battle of the Gabbard. At the Gabbard, his ship blew up, due to excessive gun powder in the air and around the ship. He was killed in the explosion. Only five men were saved, although not Cornelis van Velsen. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.
2. C.T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.V, 1912.
3. Dr. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de Geschiedenis van Ons Zeewezen, Vol.V, 1928.
4. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.
5. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.II, 1900.

More about Lambert Pieterszoon

I had written about the Dutch captain Lambert Pieterszoon on May 15, 2004. Mr. Carl Stapel pointed out to me that in Brandt's biography of De Ruyter, on page 70, that Lambert Pieterszoon was one of five captains sent to the Mediterranean "to set order in the Mediteranaen after C Tromp and captain Rodehaes made a mess out of it". He apparently spent the rest of his life in the Mediterranean. He died on September 3rd, 1654 and was buried on Minorca on September 9th. Thank you again to Mr. Stapel for the information.

Dutch Captain: Cornelis Naeough

Cornelis Naeough commanded a ship hired by the Amsterdam Directors during the First Anglo-Dutch War. He apparently was present at the beginning of the war, as he was with Tromp's fleet of 42 ships immediately preceding the opening of hostilities off of Dover on May 29, 1652 (new style). He commanded the smaller of two ships named Sint Matheeus. His ship carried 34 guns (or so) and was 140ft x 34ft x 15ft. We actually know the guns that were included in the 34: 4-24pdr, 14-12pdr, 10-8pdr, 4-6pdr, and 2-3pdr. At the beginning of the war, his crew was 114 men, but by early 1653, it had risen to 125 men. One list from mid-1652, from the Hollandsche Mercurius gives the armament as 36 guns and the crew as 135 men. He was on Tromp's voyage to the Shetlands and he and his ship survived. His was one of the ships in Scalloway harbor following the storm. His ship was damaged by a storm after the Battle of Dungeness, and had run up the Channel with Isaak Sweers, who lost touch with Cornelis Naeough. Tromp feared that the English would capture his ship, which Tromp thought might be able to carry as many as 60 guns. He fought at the Battle of the Gabbard, after which he was courtmartiales for his bad conduct. Sources:

1. Pieter Casteleyn, Hollandsche Mercurius, 1652.
2. National Archives 1.03.02 Inv. No. 8 Amsterdam Directors' ships from 8 November 1652.
3. National Archives 1.03.02 Inv. No. 8 Directors' ships from January 1653.
4. National Archives "Directies ter Equipeering van Oorlogschepen, 1631-1657" Inv. No. 3 24 Amsterdam Directors' ships
5. Hendrick de Raedt, pamphlet listing captains and ships on Tromp's voyage to the Shetlands in 1652, 1652

Dutch Captain: Jan Gerbrandszoon

Jan Gerbrandszoon was apparently a Groninger sailor, having served in the fleet since 1606. Since 1628, he had commanded a frigate for the Amsteredam admiralty. He became an Ordinary Captain in 1636. On April 22, 1639, he joined Tromp's fleet with the ship Omlandia. He served through the entire campaign without being mentioned for doing anything remarkable. After a 40-year served, he arranged on January 25, 1646 with his lieutenant, if he could continue to draw a salary for the rest of his life, if his wife, up until August 1, 1647, could supply victuals to the ship. This was permitted, but he died on October 12, 1646. This is from my translation of the passage in Dr. De Boer's book Tromp en de Armada van 1639 (1941).

Dutch Captain: Gerrit Veen

We know that in 1636, Gerrit Veen commanded the Amsterdam jacht Engel Gabriël (16 guns). We know some about the operations that were happening at this time. On September 5th, 1636, Captain Vijgh was given command of the last Rotterdam ship and sent to find the fleet, and report to the flag. Wemmer van Berchem had left the Texel on the 5th and joined with Van Dorp, while Captain Veen joined on the 7th. The Amsterdam jacht under the command of Barent Pieterszoon Dorrevelt joined the flag on October 5th, 1636. The jacht Engel Gabriël was replaced by the Drente, and Gerrit Veen was given the command. On July 12th, Captains Forant and Veen, in the jacht Drente, were sent to the Meuse to watch for provision ships. Gerrit Veen took part in the campaign leading up to the Battle of the Downs in 1639. At that time, he was suspected of forging his logbook and misreporting. He seems to have fought in the Battle of the Downs. In 1642, Gerrit Veen was courtmartialed and cashiered. He was found to have exhibited cowardice and was unable to keep discipline on his ship. Sources:

1. Dr. M.G. De Boer, Tromp en de Dunkerkers, 1949.

2. Charles R. Boxer, The Journal of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Anno 1639, 1930.

3. Dr. F. Graefe, De Kapiteinsjaren van Maerten Harpertszoon Tromp, 1938.

Dutch Captain: Hendrick Janszoon Camp

Hendrick Janszoon Camp commanded the jacht Breda in 1636 and 1637. At this time, the district of Friesland was serving under the command of the Admiralty of Rotterdam. The Breda carried 22 guns and had a crew of 80 sailors and 20 soldiers. Tromp sent him on an independent mission to Cape LaFieve and Dieppe to see if there were merchant ships there, waiting to be convoyed, as his ship was in need of repairs and had problem with sails and was not fit to be with the fleet. In 1639, he commanded the Gideon, which carried 24 guns and had a crew of 100 men. De Sneuper says that this was a Directors jacht. He fought in the Battle of the Downs in 1639, under the command of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp. In 1640 and 1641, he was asked to serve under the command of the Admiralty of Friesland. In 1650 to 1652, he was on the last relief squadron sent to Brazil. Late in 1652, he fought in the Battle of Dungeness, where he commanded the Groningen, which had been purchased earlier in 1652. On 19 December, he had fought in a sharp engagement against two English frigates. He fought in the Battle of Portland, where he commanded the Groningen, again. He had recommended Lieutenant Frederick Stellignwerf to succeed him, but he was probably not appointed. Hendrick Janszoon Camp was supposedly a blood relative of Joris Gerritszoon Camp, who in 1614-1644 was a master constructor, burgomaster, Council member and tutor at the St.Ant.Gasthuis at Leeuwarden. A another member of that family, Lambert Camp, married Mayke Siccama, and served as a convoy master in 1664. Much of this is my translation of the information at De Sneuper website. I have addressed much of this previously, but I wanted to see if I could give a better translation.

An engraving from 1612 showing the Dutch blockading Dunkirk

Dr. M.G. De Boer's book Het Proefjaar van Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp 1637-1639 has an engraving said to have been made at Amsterdam in 1612. The narrow entrance to Dunkirk is visible, with a breakwater on either side that extends the channel. There is one tall tower visible to the right of the harbour entrance. To the immediate left seems to be a church. There is a castle visible immediately behind the entrance. There are nine Dutch ships shown blockading, along with boats being towed and rowed. The ships look very appropriate for 1612, being very high at the stern and low at the bow, with a beakhead. None of the ships is shown with spritsail topmast. They only have a jack at the end of the bowsprit. The blockading ships are mostly shown anchored, althogh two seem to be underway. One with full sails set, sailing to the left, from the far right, and another, facing to the right, towards the left, has yards lowered, with the maintopsail, foresail, and foretopsail set, but billowing. That ship, in particular, has an extended beakhead of the sort that was coming into vogue. The rest are shorter, in the earlier style.

The battle near Gibraltar on 16 October 1622

We would like to know more about the battle fought near Gibraltar on 16 October 1622. The battle was fought between a Dutch convoy escort and a Spanish squadron. In the battle, Laurens Jacobszoon Alteras was killed. We also know that Jasper Liefhebber fought in the battle, and that Joachem Hendrickszoon Swartenhondt was in command. On the KentishKnock.com site, the entry for Jasper Liefhebber mentions this episode. You must go to the page and then search for Liefhebber. Andrew found a piece that tells that in this battle, Joachem Hendrickszoon Swartenhondt commanded the ship Hollandsche Tuin, a ship of the Admiralty of Amsterdam. Admiral Swartenhondt was decorated for his service in this battle.

Five Dutch ships were detained by the English in July 1639

Sir John Pennington, the English admiral, was very understanding of the Dutch position versus the Spanish armada. The King and Lord High Admiral, however, were very pro-Spain, and anti-Dutch. After Dutch privateers had been raiding in English waters, Pennington detained five Dutch warships to force a formal apology. The ships and captains detained were:

• Utrecht, 28 guns Willem van Brederode
• Prins Willem, 32 guns Captain Pieterszoon
• Deventer, 28 guns Captain Post
• Overijssel, 26 guns Jacques Forant
• Tholen, 18 guns Captain Hollaer

Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
2. Charles R. Boxer, The Journal of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Anno 1639, 1930.
3. Dr. F. Graefe, De Kapiteinsjaren van Maerten Harpertszoon Tromp, 1938.

Dutch Captain: Matheeus Megank

Matheeus Megank served the Admiralty of Amsterdam.

Ship name      Date      Guns Sailors Soldiers  Date built   Length Beam  Hold
Popkensburg    5/1672    24*                    1661*                    
Popkensburg    8/1672    24   77      20        1661*                    
Popkensburg    9/1672    24                     1661*                    
Damiaten       5/1673    32                     1663         120    29.5  12.5   
Damiaten       23/5/1673 32   84      26        1663         120    29.5  12.5   
Damiaten       8/1673    32   79       8        1663         120    29.5  12.5         
Harderwijk     7/1675    46   200               1662         133    34.5  14     

Matheeus Megank fought at the Battle of Solebay in May 1672. He also fought in the Schoonveld battles (at least at the first of the two). In August 1673, he fought in the Battle of the Texel. He was with De Ruyter's expedition sent to the Mediterranean Sea in 1675-1676. Andrew says that he fought in the battles of Stromboli and Agosta in 1676.

The second expedition to Spain 1626 to 1627

This is my attempt at translating the document "The second expedition to Spain was from 12 November 1626 to 10 July 1627" that wsa provided by Mr. Carl Stapel. "This concerns the outfitting of the second fleet of warships in the service of the admiralties. The hiring of the men was not paid, but the admiralties were assisted with the victualling and arming of the ships. The admiralties would propose captains to Prince Hendrick and he would appoint them.

Commander-in-chief:  Laurens Reael on board the Wapen van Amsterdam
Vice-Admiral:  Johan Evertsen
Schout-bij-Nacht: (not listed)

Admiralty of Amsterdam
Ship name            Lasts Crew  Guns  Captain                      Lieutenant

Wapen van Amsterdam  180   100   -     Ellert Thomaszoon            Arent Jansz. van Delften
Wapen van Edam       150   100   -     Hendrick Hendricksz. Cop     Hidde Hiessen
Roode Leeuw          150   100   -     Hans Bournon
Tonijn               140   100   -     Carsten Pieterssen Rosegerd  Willem van Dalen

The ship the Thetis with Captain Van der Haept remained off the Flemish coast

Admiralty of the Maze
Ship name            Lasts Crew  Guns  Captain                       Lieutenant

Halve Maen           180    90   -     Jan Janssen van den Kerckhoff Dirck Pieterssen
Abrahams Offerande   180    85   -     Claes Bontenburch             Willem Stoffelssen

Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
Ship name            Lasts Crew  Guns  Captain                       Lieutenant

Mars (?)             160   100   -     Willem Codde van der Burch    -
-                    -     100   24    Jan Melcknap

Admiralty of Zeeland
Ship name            Lasts Crew  Guns  Captain                       Lieutenant
Zeeridder            180   -     -     Johan Evertsen                -
Postpaert(?)         140   -     -     Jan Hollaer                   -

Dutch Naval Officer: Cornelis Janszoon Gorcum

Luc Eekhout has a very short piece about Cornelis Janszoon Gorcum in Het Admiralenboek. He commanded in the fleet sent against Algerian privateers from 1618 to 1619. He served the Admiralty of Zeeland. He served as a temporary Vice-Admiral from 1 April 1618 until 3 March 1619. We know that on the expedition in 1618 to 1619, he served under Moy Lambert, who was the fleet commander. The documents that Mr. Carl Stapel found seem to indicate that in the first expedition, Cornelis Janszoon Gorcum was just a captain, while on the second expedition from May 1619 to October 1620, Cornelis Janszoon Gorcum was appointed as a temporary Vice-Admiral after Hillebrant Quast left the fleet on 29 May 1620.

Dutch Naval Officer: Laurens Jacobszoon Alteras

Laurens Jacobszoon Alteras was killed near Gibraltar on 16 October 1622. He was a skipper in the merchant marine, prior to being in the army from 1597 to 1599. He commanded in the Battle of Gibraltar and replaced Vice-Admiral van Heemskerck in 1607. He was killed with convoying merchant ships when attacked by a Spanish squadron. He served the Admiralty of Zeeland. He was appointed as a captain at sea in 1605. He served as a temporary Vice-Admiral from 27 January 1607 to 20 August 1607. On 18 February 1618, he was appointed as a Vice-Admiral. This is based on my translation of the entry in Luc Eekhout's Het Admiralenboek. We also know that Laurens Jacobszoon Alteras commanded the Zeeland ship Aeolus in 1620.

Dutch Captain: Jan Janszoon van den Kerckhoff

In 1626, Jan Janszoon van den Kerckhoff commanded the ship Halve Maen on the second expedition to Spain. His lieutenant was Dirck Pieterszoon. The Halve Maen was a ship of 180 lasts and had a crew of 90 men. He served the Admiralty of the Maze. Jan Janszoon van den Kerckhoff had a great argument with the Admiralty of the Maze over the cost of outfitting ships. He left the service in 1642 because of his age and was succeeded by Paulus van den Kerckhoff. This is based on what Mr. Carl Stapel passed on to me and my translation of the short biography of Jan Janszoon ven den Kerckhoff that is included. The document is titled "Tweede Nederlandse Engelse vloot in 12 november 1626 tot 10 juli 1627 naar Spanje". I estimate that the dimensions of an 180 last ship were about 122ft x 29ft x 11ft.

The Dutch captains Block

I am sure it is confusing. For a long time, I was confused about the two Dutch captains named Block who served during the First Anglo-Dutch War. Another, Willem Joosten Block, commanded a ship that seems to have been named the Zeeuwschen Leeuw (at least that is what the handwriting in the Staet van Oorlog te Water for 1628 seemed to indicate). In more modern Dutch, it might be named the Zeeuwse Leeuw. Willem Joosten Block served the Admiralty of Zeeland. Two others, Joris Janszoon Block served the Amsterdam Directors and Joost Willemszoon Block served the Admiralty of Zeeland. Presumably, by his name, the latter is the son of the captain from 1628

Joris Janszoon Block commanded the Hollandsche Tuin in 1653. The Hollandsche Tuin was hired by the Amsterdam directors and had the following characteristics:

Hollandsche Tuin
 Length: 130ft
 Beam:    29ft
 Hold:    13.5ft
 Guns:   32
  consisting of: 4-18pdr, 10-12pdr, 8-8pdr, 8-6pdr, and 2-3pdr

The listing doesn't give us the crew size.

Joost Willemszoon Block commanded the Wapen van Zeeland in 1652. This was a ship that carried 32 guns and was 118ft long. He commanded the same ship, apparently, at least until July 1654. The latter listing is somewhat problematic, as there are ships and captains either listed twice or listed in the Staet van Oorlog te Water for 1654 where the ship had been sunk earlier. In 1656, Willem Joosten Block commanded the Ter Veere (or Kampveere) in the expedition to Danzig.

There was another captain named Blok (which is another spelling for the same name as Block). This was Simon Blok, who served in the Second Anglo-Dutch War, and who served the Admiralty of Zeeland. He will be covered separately, if he has not already been covered.

Dutch Captain: Barent Maartenszoon Boom

Barent Maartenszoon Boom served the Admiralty of Zeeland. In 1672, he fought in the Battle of Solebay. Through 1672, he commanded the frigate Visschers Harder (26 guns). He fought in the First Schooneveld Battle, where he commanded the frigate Goes (34 guns). He was born in Zierikzee on 30 September 1639. In 1672, he was appointed as a Schout-bij-Nacht. He died on 29 January 1687 when his ship exploded. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.

2. Luc Eekhout, Het Admiralenboek: De Vlagofficieren van de Nederlandse marine 1382-1991, 1992.

A note from late June or early July 1652

In Vol.II of Dr. Elias's book, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezn, there is a note on page 84. This is my translation of the note:

Of of the ships sent in 1649 to Brazil, the following returned in the course of June 1652: in Amsterdam on the 12th, the Aemelia, Captain Floris van Oy, and on the 20th, the Graeff Willem, Captain Tas, and the Westfriesland, Captain Boonacker; in the Wielingen, on the 20th, the ship of Captain Loncq; in Rotterdam on the 25th, the Dolphijn, Captain Paulus van den Kerckhoff, and the ship of captain Marinus de Clerq (previously captain Schooneman).

From the Admiralty of Rotterdam manuscript of 26 February 1652, we believe that Captain Schooneman commanded the Rotterdam ship Dolphijn (28 guns). The reality was the Captain Paulus van den Kerckhoff commanded the Rotterdam ship Nijmegen, which was sunk on the way home.

The first Dutch expedition against Spain from September 1625 to January 1626

Thanks, again to Mr. Carl Stapel, we have more information from the period prior to 1630. This time, he has the list of the ships and officers involved in the first Dutch expedition against Spain from September 1625 until January 1626 that operated in combination with an English squadron. This list only addresses the Dutch ships involved in the operation.

The States General prepared 20 ships to send on the expedition. The Admiralty colleges would equip the ships. The Admiralties hired the ships, and it was left to Prince Frederik Hendrik, as Admiral General, to choose the captains. The Dutch ships formed a separate squadron from the English.

Admiral: Lieutenant-Admiral jonker Willem van Nassau, heer van der Leck

Vice-admiral: Laurens Reael, on board the Gouden Leeuw

Schout-bij-Nacht: Hendrick Cleuter of Amsterdam

 

The ships and captains of Amsterdam

Adm Ship             lasts sailors Captain                     Lieutenant        

A   Geluckige Leeuw  300   150     Arent Corssen              Jan de Lapper              
A   --               280   140     Michiel van Edam           Jan Rosengijn     
A   Witte Eenhoorn   260   130     Hendrick Denijs            Jan van Edam
A   Gouden Leeuw     200   140     Pieter Barentsz. Dorrevelt Bouwen van der Gouw  
A   --               200   110     Anthoni van der Haept      Sweer Hermanssen
A   --               170    90     Pieter Janssen van Haerlem Gerrit Rijcken
A   a fluit          150     -     Jan Faessen                Rijckaert Dircksen
A   --               110    80     Jeroen Ewoutssen           Abel Tammega

 
The ships and captains of the Noorderkwartier

Adm Ship             lasts sailors Captain                     Lieutenant        

N   --               --    --      Cornelis Knijten Alkmaar    Symon Reynderssen
N   --               --    --      Govert Albertsz ’t Hoen     Jan Aertssen Mol
N   --               --    --      Cornelis Dirkssen Luijten   --
N   --               --    --      Pieter Hendriksz de Vries   --

The ships and captains of the Maze (Rotterdam)

Adm Ship             lasts sailors Captain                      Lieutenant        

M   Neptunus         --    80      Adriaen Engelen Silvergieter --
M   --               --    80      Isaac Janssen van Nyvelt     --
M   --               --    80      Hendrick Peckius             --
M   --               --    80      Jan Brustenssen de Jonge     --


The ships and captains of Zeeland

Adm Ship             lasts sailors Captain                      Lieutenant        

Z   --               --    --      Balthasar Diericxsen         --
Z   --               --    --      Cornelis de Visscher         --
Z   --               --    --      Jacob Adriaensz Swart        --
Z   --               --    --      Simon Cornelisz de Moor      --

Dutch Captain: Adriaan van den Bosch

In 1653, Adriaan van den Bosch commanded an Admiralty of Amsterdam ship Engel Gabriel. This ship name is confusing, as Isaak Sweer's hired ship Engel Gabriel (36 guns) was sunk at the Battle of Portland. There was another 's-Lands' ship named Engel Gabriel, as well. At least, Vreugdenhil listed such a ship as being in service in 1648. In addition, Bastiaan Bardoel commanded an Amsterdam Directors' ship named Engel Gabriel (28 guns) during 1652 and possibly beyond. We believe that Adriaan van den Bosch fought in the Battle of Scheveningen, and possibly in the Battle of the Gabbard. There are no lists for those battles, so it is a matter of looking through the literature for references. There is also one archival document that is similar to that published in "Thurloe" that mentions "Captain van den Bos" that almost certainly refers to Adriaan van den Bosch. In 1656, Adriaan van den Bosch commanded the Duivenvoorde (42 guns) in the expedition to Danzig. In 1658, he commanded the Edam (28 guns), although he was absent from the Battle of the Sound. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.
2. C.T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.V, 1912.
3. Vreugdenhil, A., Ships of the United Netherlands, 1648-1702, London, 1938.

The Salamander

I would almost certainly think, now, that the ship commanded by De Ruyter from 1644 to 1652, the Salamander owned by the Heeren Lampsins, was the ship hired by one of the Zeeland Directors (perhaps the Middelburg Directors) in 1653. Mr. Stapel suggested that might be the case, but at that time, I had not read the entry from The First Dutch War that seems to confirm it. The De Ruyter site has a page and a picture of the ship.

Dutch Captain: Cornelis Kuyper

Cornelis Kuyper (Cuijper or Kuijper) served the Admiralty of Zeeland. During the First Anglo-Dutch War, he commanded the ship Ter Goes (or Goes) (26 guns). During the summer of 1652, he was part of De Ruyter's convoying fleet in the Channel and he fought in the Battle of Plymouth. After De Ruyter joined the main fleet, under command of Witte de With. Cornelis Kuyper fought in the Battle of the Kentish Knock. Later, he fought in the Battle of Dungeness, where he was assigned to Jan Evertsen's squadron. On March 7, 1653 (new style), there is a notation that the Gloeyenden Oven, under the command of Cornelis Kuyper, met Jan Evertsen and the returning Zeeland ships, as they returned to Vlissingen after the Battle of Portland. Due to the fact that Cornelis Cuyper that we are discussing commanded the Goes before and after this date, I suspect it is a different man with the same name. In 1656, Cornelis Cuyper commanded the Utrecht on the expedition to Danzig. He also fought in the Battle of Lowestoft, where he commanded the Zwanenburg. He was killed in the battle, when his ship collided with the Marseveen and the Ter Goes. They surrendered, by a rogue English fireship captain burnt them, anyway. Sources:

1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910.

2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.

3. Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedrijif van den Heere Michiel de Ruiter, 1687.

4. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.VI, 1930.

5. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.

6. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.II, 1900.

7. Dr. S. R. Gardiner, and C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.III, 1906.

Dutch Captain: Willem van Kuilenburg

Willem van Kuilenburg served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. He commanded the Deventer (66 guns) in the Schooneveld battles. In the first battle, the Deventer was boarded by the French Foudroyant, but the attack was thwarted and the French driven off. The French captain actually dropped his anchor to separate the ships. He drowned after the first battle when the Deventer sank. I had thought that the date was during the second battle, but Anderson says that the Deventer sank while on the way back for repairs after the first battle. The first battle was fought on May 28th (Old Style) and the second battle was fought on June 4th. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War, 1946.

2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.

3. J. R. Bruijn, De Oorlogvoering ter zee in 1673 in Journalen en Andere Stukken, 1966.

Moy Lambert's fleet sent to the Mediterranean Sea from 1618 to 1619

Thanks again to Carl Stapel for providing us with Moy Lambert's fleet sent to fight privateers in the Mediterranean from 1618-1619:

Adm Captain                      Ship             Lasts Sailors Soldiers
M   Moy Lambert                  Leeu(w)inne      200   120     34
M   Dirck Adriaansz. van der Cop Gelderlant       180     -      -
M   Schrevel Ruymvelt            Hollant            -     -      -
M   jhr Pompeus de Coninck       Leeuw            200     -      -
A   Ellert Thomasz               -                  -     -      -
A   Arent Jansz Bremer           -                  -     -      -
A   Hendrik Dircksz Cleuter      -                  -     -      -
A   Adriaen van Crimpen          Oranjeboom         -     -      -
A   Anthony Claesz Heerman       -                  -     -      -
A   Barent Schaeff               Vergulden Raven  150     -      -
Z   Cornelis Jansz Gorcum        -                  -     -      -    
Z   Cornelis Danielsz            -                  -     -      -
N   Adriaen Gerritsz Bras         -                  -     -      -

Since we are intelligence analysts employing "multi-source fusion" on 17th Century Dutch naval history, we don't mind, too much, that there is often missing pieces for this sort of information. Often, we can fill in the gaps from other sources. I will be updating what is now "Dutch Captains 1600-1700" with this new list.

Mooy Lambert's squadron from 1616

Again, thanks to Mr. Carl Stapel, we have a listing of Mooy Lambert's squadron to Mediterrenaen from june 1616 till april 1617, which also took the Dutch consul De Keyser to Algeria.

Mooy Lambert's squadron:
adm. captain            ship           lasts  sailors soldiers
M    Moy Lambert        Leeuinne       200    100      34
A    Ellert Thomasz.    Valck          200     90      30
Z    Cornelis Danielsz. Neptunus         -      -       -

The key for the admiralties is: M=Admiralty of the Maze (Rotterdam),
A=Admiralty of Amsterdam, Z=Admiralty of Zeeland.

Dutch Captain: Cornelis Mangelaer

Cornelis Mangelaer was apparently brother of Frans Crijnssen Mangelaer. He was commander of a 26-gun bus convoyer from Zierikzee. He served the Admiralty of Zeeland. He distinguished himself especially in Brazil, where he defeated an 18-gun English ship in 1652. He only joined Tromp's fleet in the Downs on September 27, 1639. Sources:

1. Dr. M.G. De Boer, Tromp en de Armada van 1639, 1941.

2. Charles R. Boxer, The Journal of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Anno 1639, 1930.

I've had to extend the start date for my Dutch Ships paper back to 1600

Thanks to Carl Stapel's research efforts, I've extended the start date for my Dutch Ships paper back to 1600. I already have completion dates for ships prior to 1620 and now have data points prior to 1620, as well. With what is already known from the Staets and what has been published, we will be able to fill in much more about the Dutch navy prior to 1639. Taking the time to enter more of what is known from the Staets and from published sources now seems like a more worthwhile occupation.

Dutch Captain: Arend Sijmonszoon Vader

Arend Sijmonszoon Vader served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. In August 1665, in De Ruyter's fleet, he commanded the Wakende Boei (52 guns). He was assigned to Tjerk Hiddes de Vries's squadron. In the Four Days' Battle and the St. James's Day Battle, he commanded the small frigate Overijssel. The Overijssel was a veteran of the First Anglo-Dutch War. In both battles om 1666, he was assigned to Cornelis Tromp's squadron. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.

2. Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedrijif van den Heere Michiel de Ruiter, 1687.

3. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.

Summary of the Dutch fleet in the Battle of the Downs

The Dutch fleet that fought in the Battle of the Downs in 1639 is not well documented. The necessary information may no longer exist. We can do a short summary, and can add captain's names, but that is about all we can do. This is the short summary:

• 41-state's ships
• 36 ships from the East and West Indian companies and the Directors
• 18 hired ships
• 11 fireships

The Spanish fleet can be found at Sailing Warships. I supplied the information to Teemu from C. R. Boxer's book.

Dutch Captain: Simon Block (Blok)

Simon Block served the Admiralty of Zeeland. In June 1665, he commanded the Zeelandia (34 guns). He fought in the Battle of Lowestoft, where he was assigned to Jan Evertsen's squadron. In August 1665, he commanded the Vlissingen (50 guns) and was assigned to Michiel De Ruyter's squadron. He fought in the Four Days' Battle in June 1666 where he commanded the Hof van Zeeland (58 guns). His ship was burnt and he and most of his crew drowned. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.

2. Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedrijif van den Heere Michiel de Ruiter, 1687.

3. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.

I have several generations of sailing ship wargame pieces that may yet appear

I have a collection of my 17th Century warship game pieces that I hope to make available for download. At the present time, the main impediment has been lack of time. I need to start putting a small increment of time into the project, over a long stretch, to get it done. The alternative is to not have a job and income, which is not desirable, as we need the income. Some of the drawings are quite good, I think, and would be useful additions to 17th Century fleets (at least for Anglo-Dutch Wars).

I am working on writing the list of De Ruyter's ships in 1674

I have started the list of De Ruyter's ships in 1674 for the expedition to Martinique, but it will take as while, as it is rather long. I have limited time until the weekend. The list is from Brandt's biography of De Ruyter.

Data for ships in Mooy Lambert's fleet in 1619-1620

Ships in Moy Lambert's fleet from May 1619 to October 1620. Mooy Lambert was the nickname of Lambert Hendrickszoon, who served the Admirality of the Maze (Rotterdam). He was born at Tiel in 1550 and died at Rotterdam on 17 March 1625. He was appointed as Captain-at-Sea in 1592, temporary Schout-bij-Nacht in 1607, and served as Vice-Admiral until May 1624. The biographical information is from Luc Eekhout's book Het Admiralenboek. Sadly, the lists from 1628 on seem to be unhelpful, at least the parts that I have read.

Admiralty key: M=Maze or Rotterdam, A=Amsterdam, Z=Zeeland,
N=Noorderkwartier, F=Friesland

Adm ship                   lasts  sailors soldiers
M   Utrecht                300    -       -
M   Leeuw                  200    -       -
M   Holland                180    -       -
A   Zeelandia              280    -       -        Joris Cats' flagship was the Zeeland
                                                    in 1627-1629, but it was only 200 lasts
A   ship of Jan Ysbrantsz  -      -       -       In 1628, his ship was the Vriesland,
                                                    a ship of 150 lasts
A   ship of Cornelis Moens -      -       -
A   Leiden                 150    -       -       The Leiden in service in 1628 was only 110 lasts
A   Zutphen                200    -       -
Z   ship of Cornelis Gorcum-      -       -
Z   ship of Jan de Cock    -      -       -
N   Orangienboom           250    -       48     
N   Griffioen              225    -       -      
F   ship of Tuenis Hees    -      -       -

De Ruyter's Fleet in 1674

Michiel De Ruyter commanded a fleet that was dispatched to Martinque in 1674. This is from the list in Brandt's biography of De Ruyter. I expect to finish the list later today. It has been in work so long that I wanted to make the majority available now: (Admiralty key: M=Maze, A=Amsterdam, Z=Zeeland, NQ=Noorderkwartier)

Adm Ship                         Commander                    Guns Sailors  Soldiers
M   Zeven Provinciën             Michiel De Ruyter            80   486      80
M   Schieland                    Adriaan Poort                60   202      88
M   Zeelandia                    Pieter de Liefde             42   183      61
M   Utrecht                      Barent Rees                  36   128      41
M   Louisa, fireship             Jan Danielszoon van Rijn
M   Maria, fireship              Dirk de Munnik         
M   Faam, snauw                  Jacob Hoek                    -     -      14
M   Griffoen, snauw              Evert de Liefde               -     -      10
M   Nieuw Rotterdam, transport   Frans van Nydek              10    40     134
M   Moorjaans Hooft, transport   Moises Wichmans               8    30     136
M   Juffrouw Katarina, transport Cornelis van der Hoeven       9    30     146
M   Blauwen Arend, transport     Isaak Teuniszoon van Anten    8    29     135
M   Swaan, transport             Joost Gillisz. van den Brandt -
M   Haas, transport              Klaas Huigen                  4    14       -
M   St. Pieter                   Pieter Droghart
A   Spiegel                      Schout-bij-Nacht De Ruyter   70   296      83
A   Geloof                       Thomas Tobiaszoon            58   183      99
A   Oosterwijk                   Pieter van Middelandt        56   206      98
A   Provincie van Utrecht        Joan de Witte                60   198     111
A   Tijdverdrijf                 Graaf van Stiernum           52   197      71
A   Berscherming                 Pieter de Sitter             50   188      91
A   Burg van Leiden              Philips de Munnik            44
A   Damiaten                     Cornelis van der Zaan        34    96      72
A   Groene Draak, fireship       Willem Willemszoon            4    22
A   Sayer, fireship              Cornelis Boermans             4    20
A   Leydtstar, fireship          Jan van Kampen                4    18
A   Salm, fireship               Arent Ruighaver               4    20
A   Hoen, snauw                  Klaas Portugaal              12    45
A   Tonijn, snauw                Philips Melkenbeeke           8    28
A   Bonte Haan, snauw            Zeger Corneliszoon Potter     8    36
A   Opper Does, transport fluit  Roemer Vlak                  16    39     142
A   Barkhout, transport fluit    Michiel Kindt                12    40     139
A   Sphera Mundi, transport      Abraham Taalman               9    32     123
A   Graaf Floris, transport      Jan Noirot                   12    32     137
A   Liefde, transport fluit      Jan Rylofszoon               16    32      92
A   Neptunis, transport fluit    Hans Hartwijk                12    32     118
A   Prins te Paard, transport    Barent Haas                  12    33     134
A   Jupiter, transport fluit     Willem van Ewijk             12    31     155
A   St.Jan Evangelist, storeship Jan Evertszoon             
A   Koning David, storeship      Heertge Karstens           
A   Sint Pieter, storeship       Hendrik Walop
A   Witte Tas, storeship         Jan Adriaanszoon van Nes
A   Witte Paard, galjoot         Meindert Jacobszoon Quast
A   Jonge Tobias, galjoot        Cornelis Pieterszoon Heertjes
Z   Zierikzee                    Vice-Adm. Cornelis Evertsen  60   305      85
Z   Vlissingen                   Karel van der Putten         50   220      70
Z   Delft                        Adriaan Banckert             32   120      32
Z   Bruijnvis, snauw             Matthijs Laurenszoon       
Z   Wijnrank, waterfluit         Cornelis Lijncourt            8    24      62
NQ  Gelderland                   Jan Krook                    56   237      41
NQ  Caleb                        Jan Muys                     46   198      33
NQ  Jupiter                      Pieter Bakker                40   166      31
NQ  Prins te Paard, transport    Pieter Kersseboom            12    41     158
NQ  Wapen van Hoorn, transport   Klaas Wijnbergen             12    36     145

There is a comment in Dutch that I don't totally understand (afwezende):

Doch in deze lijst waren ook gesteld de namen van negen afwezende schepen, te weten.
This is in reference to this list of captains:

      Pieter de Liefde        Jan Evertszoon
      Jacob Hoek              Heertge Kerstens (sic)
      Evert de Liefde         Hendrik Walop
      Philips de Munnik       Jan Adriaanszoon van Nes
      Philips Melkenbeek

Source:

1. Gerard Brandt, Het Leven en Bedryf van den Heere Michiel De Ruiter, 1687.

More about ships in Haultain's fleet

I posted the list of Haultain's fleet sent to the Mediterranean Sea in 1620 to 1621 at Anglo-Dutch Wars. I have more information about some of the ships:

Adm  name         Last sailors soldiers
M    Leeuwinne    200  -       -        Maybe same as listed in 1628 with crew of 90 and 180 lasts
M    Gelderland   180  -       -        Perhaps ship commanded by Maarten Tromp in 1628
                                      and listed as built in 1616, of 160 lasts
                                      and armed with 2-chambered 24pdr, 2-18pdr, 2-12pdr,
                                      8-8pdr, 4-6pdr, and 6-4pdr

A    Meerman      100   70      20      Is is likely the ship listed in 1628 armed
                                      with 2-12pdr, 6-8pdr, 8-5pdr, and 6-steenstukken

A    Meerminne    100   70      20      This is probably the ship listed in 1628 armed with
                                      2-12pdr, 4-8pdr, 8-5pdr, 2-4pdr, and 6-steenstukken

A    Gulden Leeuw 130   80      22      This may be the ship listed in 1628 armed
   (Gouden Leeuw)                     with 6-12pdr, 12-8pdr, 4-5pdr, and 8-steenstukken

A    Amsterdam    350  156      36      The ship listed in 1628 only has 26 guns
                                      and is listed as being 180 lasts, so this is
                                      a different ship, built earlier

A    Vrieslandt   150   95      26      Perhaps this is the ship listed in 1628 as
                                      being of 140 lasts, armed with 2-chambered 12pdr,
                                      4-12pdr, 10-8pdr, 6-5pdr, and 6-steenstukken,
                                      although it may not be.

A    Vlack        220  110      30    
A    Arent        220  110      24    
A    Edam         150   95      30      This may be the ship listed in 1628
                                      with a crew of 85 sailors and 30 soldiers
                                      and armed with 2-chambered 12pdr, 9-12pdr,
                                      9-8pdr, 4-5pdr, and 6-steenstukken

Z    Orranigh     400                   Bigger than any ship listed in 1628
Z    Mareminne    260                   Perhaps this is the Meerminne of 200 lasts
Z    Aeolus       200                   Perhaps this is the ship listed at 170 lasts in 1628
N    Samson       300
N    Gouden Leeuw 180    0      32      Listed in 1628 with a crew of 85 men
N    Eendracht    300                   Listed in 1628 with a crew of 100 and armed with 36 guns
N    Makreel      120                   Listed in 1628 with a crew of 75 men

Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.

Dutch Captain: Pieter van Zalingen

Pieter van Zalingen served the Admiralty of Amsterdam. In the fall of 1652, he commanded the three-masted jacht Brak (18 guns). He was part of Augustijn Balck's convoying force that accompanied a convoy to Muscovy in October. In 1656, he commanded the 44-gun ship Gelderland in Lt-Admiral van Wassenaer's fleet that went to Danzig. In 1658, he commanded the Harder (30 guns). While Captain Zalingen had been operating with the fleet 1n 1658, he was apparently not present at the Battle of the Sound. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2005.
2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.
3. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.

I need to update my First Anglo-Dutch War Privateers Bounty scenarios

Since I developed the scenarios for the First Anglo-Dutch War for Privateers Bounty, I have learned more about ship names and specifications for ships that were previously not known. Usually, because most lists only have the captain's name and perhaps guns and crew, we didn't know all the names. We still don't know all the names, but we can hope that the information will eventually surface. Five years ago, I wouldn't have predicted that we would have learned details about so many Directors' ships as we have. As I have written before, Frank Fox's prediction is that if we keep looking, that we will eventually have the complete picture. I can believe that there is more that we can expect to learn, as Vreugdenhil had access to some information about ships prior to 1652 that I have not yet seen. The pity is that Vreugdenhil only published a small part of what is available, since he did not supply captain names for ships.

Dutch Captain: Dirk Gerritszoon Pomp

Dirk Gerritszoon Pomp served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier. In July 1654, he commanded the 28-gun ship Enkhuizen. He participated in the expedition to Danzig in 1656, where he commanded the 48-gun ship Eendracht. I have been skeptical of this list, originally published in the Hollandsche Mercurius in 1656 and then reprinted in Brandt's biography of De Ruyter. The reason is that all these captains are said to command ships different from what they commanded immediately before and after the expedition. Dirk Gerritszoon Pomp fought in the Battle of the Sound in 1658, where he commanded the 27-gun ship Wapen van Enkhuizen. This is almost certainly the same ship that he commanded in 1654. In 1664, he commanded the 36-gun ship Roode Leeuw (Wapen van Holland), under the command of Michiel De Ruyter. He took part in operations with De Ruyter to recover lost trading outposts in Guinea. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2004.

2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.

3. P. Verhoog and L. Koelmans, De Reis van Michiel Adriaanzoon de Ruyter in 1664-1665, 1961.

Dutch Captain: Nicolaas Naalhout

Nicolaas Naalhout served the Admiralty of the Maze (Rotterdam). In August 1665, he commanded the 44 gun ship Batavia (148 sailors and 46 soldiers). He fought in the Four Days Battle in June 1666, where he commanded the frigate Harderwijk (32 guns). For the Four Days Battle, he was assigned to Aert van Nes's division. At the St. James's Day Battle, he was assigned to Jan de Liefde's division. He commanded the Harderwijk up through 1667. He seems to have taken part in the Raid on Chatham and the Raid on Harwich. He fought in the Battle of Solebay in 1672, where he was assigned to Lt-Admiral Banckert's squadron. He commanded the 60-gun ship Schieland during 1672. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War, 1946.

2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.

3. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.

De Ruyter's fleet in 1664

Michiel De Ruyter was given command of a small fleet that was primarily to operate to protect Dutch interests and shipping. An important part of their operations was retaking Dutch outposts in Guinea that had been captured by Robert Holmes. De Ruyter's fleet consisted of the following ships: Admiralty of Amsterdam

1. De Spiegel, 68 guns 315 men Vice-Admiral De Ruyter
2. Provincie van Utrecht, 58 guns 265 men Commandeur Gidion de Wildt
3. 't Geloof, 50 guns 220 men Schout-bij-Nacht Willem van der Zaan
4. Middelburg, 36 guns 165 men Isaak Sweers
5. Damiaten, 32 guns 135 men Hendrick Adriaanszoon
6. Edam, 34 guns 135 men Jacob Corneliszoon Swart
7. De Groene Kameel (supply fluit), 10 guns 30 men Enno Doedeszoon Star

Admiralty of Rotterdam (Maze)

1. Prinses Louise, 40 guns 175 men Schout-bij-Nacht Aert van Nes
2. Rotterdam, 34 guns 124 men Schout-bij-Nacht Leendert Haexwant
3. Harderwijk, 34 guns 150 men Jan van Nes

Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier

1. 't Noorderkwartier, 50 guns 258 men Vice-Admiral Joan Corneliszoon Meppel
2. De Rode Leeuw, 36 guns 150 men Dirk Gerritszoon Pomp
3. Caleb, 36 guns 150 men Govert 't Hoen

Sources:

1. P. Verhoog and L. Koelmans, De Reis van Michiel Adriaanzoon de Ruyter in 1664-1665, 1961.

Dutch Captain: Claes Aldertszoon

Claes Aldertszoon served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier. At the start of the First Anglo-Dutch War, he commanded the hired ship Nieuwkasteel. He probably fought in the Battle of the Kentish Knock. By later in 1653, he commanded the Hoorn (or Wapen van Hoorn), and fought at the Battle of Scheveningen. He was present in Lt-Admiral van Wassenaer's expedition to Danzig in 1656 (again, in the Wapen van Hoorn). In 1658, he fought in the Battle of the Sound, still in the Wapen van Hoorn (28 guns). Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2005.
2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.

Dutch Captain: Jacob Adriaanszoon Pensse (or Penssen)

Jacob Adriaanszoon Pensse served the Directors of Middelburg during the First Anglo-Dutch War. He commanded a 30-gun ship, the Gouden Leeuw. He sailed with Tromp's fleet on the voyage to the Shetlands in July and early August 1652, and took part in the council of war after the storm. Later in August, he was assigned to Witte de With's squadron. In early 1653, he fought at the Battle of Portland. He served through the war, and took part in Witte de With's operation to Norway to convoy home merchant ships that were sheltering there. He ship was lost in the storm that occurred as they were almost home. The storm lasted from October 29th to October 31st, 1653. In 1659, he served the Admiralty of Zeeland, and commanded the 42-gun ship Middelburg that was with De Ruyter's fleet that had been dispatched to the Baltic. He commanded the Middleburg (now with 46 guns) through the Second Anglo-Dutch War. He fought at the Battle of Lowestoft, where he was assigned to Jan Evertsen's squadron. He also fought in the Four Days' Battle in 1666, where he was still in Jan Evertsen's squadron. He ship now carried 50 guns. At the St. James's Day Battle, he was in Jan Evertsen's van squadron. Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript “Dutch Captains”, 2005.
2. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1620-1700", 2004.
3. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.