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Friday, February 13, 2004
Jan Janszoon Dick
Jan Dick lived until 10 July 1690. He served the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier. He was a captain in 1671 and a Schout-bij-Nacht in 1673.
In 1672, he fought at Solebay where his ship, the Jozua was sunk. In 1673, he commanded the Eenhoorn (70 guns) at Schooneveld, and fought as a Schout-bij-Nacht at the Battle of the Texel (Kijkduin), where he was severely wounded. In 1674, he served under Cornelis Tromp on the French coast and in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1688, he commanded a squadron in the fleet that brought William III to England. In 1690, he was killed at the Battle of Beach Head (Bevesier).
This is from my translation from Mollema's "Honor Roll".
These are Jan Dick's ships (from my unpublished document):
1671 Caleb, 48 guns, crew 184 sailors and 59 soldiers
May 1672 Jozua, about 54 guns
July 1672 Noorderkwartier, 60 guns, crew 256 sailors and 13 soldiers
May-August 1673 Eenhoorn, 70 guns
1688 Noorderkwartier, 64 guns, crew 300