Tuesday, June 06, 2006

The nine Zeeland Directors' ships in July 1653

Carl Stapel had a list of the Zeeland Directors' ships in his list of ships at Vlissingen in July 1653. I have tried to correct and fill in the gaps for that list. This reflects my latest estimates:

Directors      Ship             Guns  Commander
Middelburg-dir Leeuwin          30    vice-admiraal Johan Evertsen
                                      vlagcapitein Claes Janszoon?
Vlissingen-dir Vlissingen       26    capitein Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge  
Veere-dir      Wapen ter Veere  38    capitein Jan Olivierszoon
Middelburg-dir Gouden Leeuw     30    capiteun Jacob Adriaansz Penssen  
Vlissingen-dir Witte Lam        40    cmdr Michiel de Ruyter 
Middelburg-dir Gekroonde Liefde 36    capitein Markus Hartman 
Vlissingen-dir Haes in 't Velt  30    capitein Bastiaan Centen
Zierikzee-dir  Liefde           34    Cornelis Rocusz Fincen
Vlissingen-dir Dubbele Arend    26    formerly commanded by Allert Janszoon