The ship Vrede Length from stem to sternpost: 111ft Beam: 27ft-3in Hold: 12ft Height over hold: 6ft-6in Operations: June 1665, Battle of Lowestoft, commanded by Laurens van Heemskerck August 1665, with De Ruyter's fleet, commanded by Eland du Bois August 1666, St. James's Day Battle, commanded by Juriaan Juriaansz Poel May 1667, took part in operations near England, commanded by Jan van Brakel Broke the chain at Chatham
Sources:
- James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2006
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996
- Ron van Maanen, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Warships 1600-1800", undated but circa 1992