In the Mediterranean Sea Verenigde Provincien, 40 guns Johan van Galen Zon, 40 guns formerly commanded by Anthonis van Zalingen Maan, 40 guns David Janssen Bondt Haarlem, 40 guns Dirk Crijnen Verveen Zutphen, 36 guns Jan Uyttenhout Maecht van Enkhuizen, 34 guns Cornelis Tromp Aertsengel Michiel, 40 guns Willem van Niehoff Utrecht, 32 guns Jan Roeteringh Goes, 40 guns Jan Richwijn Hired ships Venetia, 28 guns Jacob Schellinger Julius Caesar Jacob Janszoon Roocher Jupiter, 28 guns Cornelis Janszoon Star, 28 guns Hendrick Govertssen Zwarten Arend, 28 guns Pieter Teunissen Bonteboer Sint Pieter Pieter van Breen Witte Olifant Sijbrant Janszoon Mol Salomons Ordeel Meijndert Theunissen Oosterwout Rodenhaes Adriaen Rodenhaes Susanna Pieter Janssen de Vries Madonna della Vigna Harman Sonne Ships lying off the Island of St. Martin Hollandia, 32 guns Evert Anthonissen Marre Groningen, 40 guns Abraham van der Hulst Star, 30 guns Jacob Paulussen Cort Hollandia, 32 guns Albert de Graeff Drie Coningen, 36 guns Lucas Albertssen At Havre de Grace Achilles, 28 guns Dirk Schey In the Sound Edam, 28 guns Barent Cramer Lying in the Texel, ready for sea: Vrede, 44 guns Gideon de Wildt (most of the crew as prisoners) Leeuwarden, 34 guns Govert Reael Prins Willem, 28 guns Jan Boermans Leiden, 28 guns Cornelis Hoola Graaf Willem, 40 guns Jan Gideonszoon Verburgh Fazant, 32 guns Jan Janszoon de Lapper Zutphen, 28 guns Ewout Jeroenszoon Bommel, 30 guns Pieter van Brakel Omlandia, 30 guns Jacob Troucquois Dolphijn, 32 guns Gerbrant Schatter Brack, 18 guns Pieter van Zalingen Hollandsche Tuin, 24 guns Hillebrandt Jeroenszoon (ship to be paid off) Westfriesland, 28 guns Hendrik Huyskens Aemelia, 28 guns Jan ter Stegen, in place of Willem van der Zaan Windhond, 18 guns Dirk Pieterszoon Heertjens Presumably lying off Amsterdam: Gelderland, 28 guns Cornelis van Velsen Overijssel, 28 guns Jan van Campen Vrijheid, 46 guns The ship of the late Captain Balck Campen, 40 guns The ship of the late Joris van der Zaan Zeelandia, 34 guns Jacob Huyrluyt Amsterdam, 30 guns Sijmon van der Aeck Gouda, 28 guns Jan Egbertssen Ooms Sampson, 26 guns Hendrick Adriaenszoon Ships lost Jaarsveld, 44 guns Johan van Galen wrecked in the Mediterranean Amsterdam, 30 guns Barent Dorrevelt foundered off the Shetlands in storm Engel Gabriel, 36 guns Isaac Sweers sunk by gunfire at the Battle of Portland Taken by the English Middleburg, 30 guns Jeroen Adelaar Marcus Curtius, 24 guns Hendrik Kroeger taken on July 22, 1652 Juffrouw Catarina, 24 guns Dirk Bogaart taken on July 22, 1652 Maria, 30 guns Claes Sael taken at the Battle of the Kentish Knock Paid off Engel, 28 guns Maten Schaeff Hoop, 28 guns Joris de Caulerij Goude Leeuw, 24 guns Gillis Thyssen Campen Patientia, 24 guns Adriaan van Loenen Keyser, 24 guns Jan ter Stegen Hoop, 24 guns Wolphert van BrederodeThis is based on the list published in Vol.IV of The First Dutch War
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Monday, October 17, 2005
Admiralty of Amsterdam ships in early March 1653
In early March 1653, after the Battle of Portland, the surviving ships were deployed as follows: