The Fleet that took Prins Willem III to England in 1688 Admiralty of the Maze Maze, 68 guns Schout-bij-Nacht J. van Braken Maagd van Dordrecht, 68 guns G. Callenburgh Delft, 56 guns J. Snellen Schieland, 50 guns W. van Eeden Honsholaardijk, 48 guns B. Rees Zeelandia, 46 guns 46 guns E. de Liefde Rotterdam, 44 guns Convent Gorcum, 42 guns C. van Brakel frigate Briel, 30 guns J. van der Esch Admiralty of Amsterdam Leiden, 62 guns Lt-admiral W. Bastiaensz Schepers Provincie van Utrecht, 62 guns 62 guns Vice-Admiral P. van Almonde Wapen van Utrecht, 66 guns Schout-bij-Nacht Schey Zeelandia, 62 guns Commandeur G. v.d. Dussen Friesland, 62 guns Louis, Graaf van Nassau Gideon, 60 guns J. van Hardenbroeck Akerboom, 60 guns J. Bouwens Elswout, 60 guns A. F. van Zyll Agatha, 50 guns J. Kuiper Castricum, 50 guns van Bassen Beemster, 50 guns H. van Tol Stad en Lande, P. van Laeren Vrede, 46 guns P. C. Decker Noordholland, 46 guns P. van der Gysen Nijmegen, 46 guns G. Hooft Harderwijk, 46 guns C. van der Zaan Maria Elisabeth, 46 guns W. van der Zaan Schattershof, 46 guns A. Manard Sneek, 36 guns Ph. van der Goes Edam, 36 guns A. Taalman Oud-Carspel, 36 guns A. Stilte Asperen, 36 guns D. Egmont van Neyenburgh Anna, 34 guns D. Schey Hazewind, 32 guns P. v. d. Dussen Wulpenburg, 32 guns A. Noordhey Damiaten, 30 guns J. Hoogenhoeck light frigate Brak, 24 guns commandeur W. Cats light frigate Bommel, 24 guns commandeur J. Jansse Bout light frigate Postiljon, 24 guns commandeur Claes Jansse Boeck advijsjacht Bruijnvisch, 20 guns commandeur H. Veer fireship Kraanvogel Wybrand Barentse fireship Paauw Gillis Jansse Du Pon fireship Strombolus Daniel Rouckeze fireship Zes Gebroeders Simon Louwrens Seelt fireship Monte Vesuvius Fred. Dirckse Varckevisser plus 2 galliots Admiralty of Zeeland Cortgene, 50 guns Lt-Admiral Cornelis Evertsen, commander in chief Gekroonde Burg, 60 guns Vice-Admiral C. van de Putte Veere, 60 guns Schout-bij-Nacht Geleyn Evertsen Goes, 30 guns C. J. Mosselman Somer, 26 or 28 guns A. den Boer plus 2 hoekers as advijsjachts Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier Noorderkwartier, 64 guns Schout-bij-Nacht Jan Dick Wapen van Hoorn, 44 guns Captain Muys frigate Mercurius, 30 guns Leendert Cuypers fireship Keurvorst van Brandenburg commandeur M. Jansz Dick fireship Maagd van Enkhuizen
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Wednesday, September 21, 2005
The fleet that took Willem III to England in 1688
This is based on the list in Vol.3 of Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, by J. C. de Jonge, from 1869. This is the list of ships and captains in the fleet that took Prins Willem III to England in 1688: