Dutch Captain: Willem Baron van Wassenaer Starrenburgh

Willem Baron van Wassenaer Starrenburgh served the Admiralty of the Maze. In 1696, he commanded the Provincie van Utrecht (48 guns) in the squadron in the North Sea commanded by Captain van Zyll. In 1697, he fought a losing battle against Duguay-Trouin’s squadron. In 1702, he fought in the Battle of Vigo Bay, where he commanded the Veluwe (64 guns). He captured a Spanish Galleon. Sources:

1. William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898.
2. J. C. De Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, Vol.III, 1869.