On 20 July 1652

Witte de With wrote that on 20 July 1652, he had in company with him 36 ships. This was from midday to 5pm. Hendrik Ernestus de Bertrij wrote in his journal that there were only 10 ships in company with De With, and that the reast must have included Schout-bij-Nacht Pieter Florissen's squadron of 26 ships. Combined together, this must have been the total of 36 ships that were mentioned. We believe that the following constituted De With's squadron:

M   Prinses Louise   36 guns   Vice-Admiral Witte de With
M   Gulden Beer      26 guns   Jan de Haes
M   Hollandia        26 guns   Hendrik Ernestus de Bertrij
A   Vrijheid         46 guns   Augustijn Balck
A   Prins Willem     28 guns   Jan Janszoon Boermans
A   Hollandia        32 guns   Albert de Graeff
A   Gouden Leeuw     24 guns   Gillis Thyssen Campen
A   Edam             28 guns   Barent Cramer
Z   Dordrecht*       17 guns*  Pieter Gorcum
N   ?                24 guns*  Teunis Vechterszoon

Estimates: * Unknown: ? Sources:

1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005.
2. Johan E. Elias, Schetsen uit de geschiedenis van ons zeewezen, Vol.II, 1923.
3. Hendrik de Raedt, Lyste van de schepen van Oorloge onder het beleyt Admirael Marten Harpersz. Tromp, 1652.