Friday, June 23, 2006

Ships that joined Witte de With's fleet with De Ruyter prior to the Battle of the Kentish Knock

After Michiel De Ruyter's fleet had joined Witte de With, before the Battle of the Kentish Knock. Witte de With sent in a group of ships that had been with De Ruyter but were in need of repair, mostly from damage taken in the Battle of Plymouth. The rest of the ships stayed with the fleet. This is the list of ships that stayed:
Adm    Rank       Commander               Ship                  Guns Crew
R-Dir  luitenant  Jan Jansz van der Valch Sint Pieter           28   122
A      commandeur Jan Gideonsz Verburch   Graaf Willem          40   140
A      kapitein   Cornelis van Velsen     Gelderland            28   100
A-VOC  kapitein   Pieter Salmonszoon      Vrede                 40   200
A-VOC  kapitein   Douwe Auckes            Vogelstruis           40   200
A      kapitein   Lucas Albertssen        Drie Coningen         36   130
A      kapitein   Emmanuel Zalingen       Aartsengel Michiel    40   140*
A      kapitein   Sijmon van der Aeck     Amsterdam             30   100
A      kapitein   Isaak Sweers            Engel Gabriel         36   130
A      kapitein   Jan Egbertsz Ooms       Gouda                 28    86
A      kapitein   Claes Sael              Maria                 30   100
Z      kapitein   Frans Crijsz Mangelaer  Liefde                30   110
Z      kapitein   Cornelis Loncke         Faam                  30   110
Vl-Dir kapitein   Leendert den Haen       Haes in 't Velt       30   108
Z      kapitein   Laurens Pensier         Sint Jan              26   100
Z      kapitein   Cornelis Kuijper        Ter Goes              26   109
N      kapitein   Gabriel Antheunissen    Kasteel van Medemblik 26   100
N      luitenant  Tijmen Claeszoon        Westergo              28    98
N      kapitein   Reinier Sekema          Hector van Troijen    24    70
Sources:
  1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005
  2. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.II, 1900

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