Friday, March 23, 2007

Again, Amsterdam ships with the fleet in early August 1652

Based on Hendrik de Raedt's pamphlet, these were the Amsterdam ships with the fleet in early August 1652:
Adm   Ship name             Guns Crew Commander
A     Vrede                 42   160  commandeur Gidion de Wildt
A     unknown ship name     26   100  kapitein Abraham van der Hulst
A     Dolphijn              26    95  kapitein Gerbrandt Schatter
A     Star                  28    95  kapitein Jacob Paulusz Cort
A     Leeuwarden            36   140  kapitein Govert Reael
A     Hoop                  28   100  kapitein Joris Collerij
A     Campen                38   130  kapitein Joris van der Zaan
A     Zeelandia             36   120  commandeur Nicolaes Marrevelt
A     Amsterdam             34   125  kapitein Barent Pietersz Dorrevelt
A     Leiden                28   100  kapitein Cornelis Hola

In Witte de With's squadron with the fleet

Adm   Ship name             Guns Crew Commander
A     Vrijheid              46   160  kapitein Augustijn Balck
A     Prins Willem          28   100  kapitein Jan Jansz Boerman
A     Hollandia             32   110  kapitein Albert de Graeff
A     Gouden Leeuw          24    75  kapitein Gillis Thijssen Campen
A     Edam                  28   100  kapitein Barent Cramer

Sources:
  1. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.IV, 1910
  2. list of Amsterdam hired ships from the Wrangell Collection, Riksarkivet, Stockholm
  3. Hendrik de Raedt, Lyste van de schepen van Oorloge onder het beleyt Admirael Marten Harpersz. Tromp, 1652

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