There is a great deal of confusion about certain Zeeland ships in the First Anglo-Dutch War. Part of that confusion is caused by the coverage in Vreugdenhil's list. He only mentions ship names and provides scant details. I think that I can reduce some of that confusion, or I will at least try:
Vreudenhil's number Name Guns Date Length Captain
67 Zeelandia 32 1642 122ft Andries Pietersz den Boer
217 Zeelandia 32 1648 118ft Jan Naelhout
315 Zeeuwsche Leeuw 27 116ft Cornelis Evertsen de Oude
(in the original documents, the ship is not called the
Wapen van Zeeland)
not listed Wapen van Zeeland 34 116ft Joost Willemsz Block
Vreugdenhil seems to have confused two different ships, mixing the information for the Zeeuwsche Leeuw with the name of Joost Willemsz Block's ship. Cornelis Evertsen de Oude's ship served with Tromp's fleet while the other three served in the Mediterranean Sea during 1652 and 1653.
A. Vreugdenhil, Ships of the United Netherlands 1648-1702, 1938.
