Saturday, November 04, 2006

Noorderkwartier ships with the fleet on 17 August 1653

On 17 August 1653, a week after the Battle of Scheveningen, there were quite a few Noorderkwartier ships with the fleet: 
Adm Ship                  Guns  Crew  Commander
N   Monnikendam           34    146   commandeur Pieter Florisz
N   Harder van Enkhuizen  34    146   kapitein Jan Backer
N   Schel                 24    110   kapitein Claes Cornelisz Hon (or Hen)
N   Eenhoorn              32    155   kapitein Jan Heck
N   Enkhuizen             32    122   kapitein Gerrit Femssen
N   Peereboom             24     87   kapitein Thijs Thijmensz Peereboom
N   Tobias                30    119   kapitein Jan Ham
N   Wapen van Monnikendam 28    127   kapitein Arent Dircksz
N   Lastdrager            32    110   kapitein Gerrit Munt
N   Kasteel van Medemblik 28    126   kapitein Arent Dircksz Houttuijn
N   Hoorn                 30    113   kapitein Claes Aldertsz
Sources:
  1. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2006
  2. Carl Stapel, unpublished manuscript "Schepen van oorlog in de Wielingen juni 1653", 2006
  3. Witte de With, journals from 1652 to 1658, Archive E8812 from the Riksarkivet, Stockholm
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