Monday, April 27, 2015

Two Dutch hired ships in the period of 1639 to 1654

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The Dutch custom during early to mid-Seventeenth Century was to hire suitable private ships for use as warships. Sometimes, they were even h...
Friday, December 12, 2014

The Dutch ship Vrijheid on 21 June 1653

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I have the inventory for the Dutch warship Vrijheid, dated 21 June 1653. The thing that caught my eye was that I had thought that the Vrijhe...
Friday, September 12, 2014

Dingeman Cats in 1652 to 1653

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Dingeman Cats served as a captain for the Admiralty of Zeeland in 1652 and 1653. At the beginning of the First Anglo-Dutch War, he commanded...
Friday, September 05, 2014

What we know about the Gecroonde Liefde, Marcus Hartman's ship, in 1653

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Captain Marcus Hartman commanded the Middelburg Directors' ship Gecroonde Liefde in 1653. Early in the year, Michiel De Ruyter used the ...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

The Zeven Provincien on 3 March 1672

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We have a handwritten list that includes the details for the Zeven Provincien (the Dutch fleet flagship) as of 3 March 1672: Name: Zeven Pr...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Book: Dutch Ships in Various Operations in the First Anglo-Dutch War

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I have had this book project, Dutch Ships in Various Operations in the First Anglo-Dutch War, in work for more than a decade. I would like t...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Dutch warship inventories

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There must be a way to exploit the inventories for Dutch warships. The largest number date from around 23 June 1653, after the Battle of the...