Sunday, June 18, 2006

The original 50 Directors' ships of 1652

I think at this point, we can make a pretty complete listing of the Fifty Directors' ships of 1652:
7 Rotterdam Directors' ships

Adm   Captain                      Ship              Guns Crew
R-Dir Ruth Jacobsz Buys            a ship            26   105
R-Dir Jan Evertsz de Liefde        Jonas             36   125
R-Dir Jacob Cleijdijck             Meerman           30   120
R-Dir Isaak de Jongh               Sint Pieter       29   110
R-Dir Adriaan de Zeeuw             Burcht            28   105
R-Dir Simon Cornelisz van der Meer Prins             ?    ?
R-Dir Corstiaen Corstiaenszoon     Prins te Paard    38   120

24 Amsterdam Directors' ships

Adm   Captain                      Ship              Guns Crew
A-Dir Jan Maijkers                 Alexander         28   100
A-Dir Dirck Pater                  Blauwe Arend      28   105
A-Dir Matthijs Corneliszoon        Sint Salvador     34   120
A-Dir Jacob Swart                  Vliegende Faam    28   110
A-Dir Abraham van Campen           Arke Troijane     28   100
A-Dir Cornelis Jansz Poort         Kroon Imperiaal   34   125
A-Dir Cornelis Jansz Brouwer       Valck             28   105
A-Dir Maarten de Graeff            Prinses Roijaal   28   110
A-Dir Gerrit van Lummen            Neptunis          36   125
A-Dir Cornelis Naeuoogh            Sint Matheeus     36   135
A-Dir Nicolaes de With             Prins Maurits     34   115
A-Dir Gerrit Schuyt                Rooseboom         28   105
A-Dir Bastiaen Bardoel             Engel Gabriel     28   110
A-Dir Cornelis van Houtten         Witte Lam         30   110
A-Dir Stoffel Juriaenszoon         Sint Francisco    28   105
A-Dir Jacob Sijvertsz Spanheijm    Elias             34   121
A-Dir Hendrick de Raedt            Zwarte Leeuw      30   130
A-Dir Sipke Fockes                 Sint Maria        28   100
A-Dir Bruyn van Seelst             Groote Liefde     38   125
A-Dir Lambert Pieterszoon          Nassouw           34   130
A-Dir Fredrick de Coninck   Groote Vergulde Fortuijn 35   135
A-Dir Fredrick Bogaert             Engel Michiel     30   115

9 Zeeland Directors' ships

Adm    Captain                    Ship                Guns Crew
Mi-Dir Jan Le Sage                Vergulde Haan       30   105
Mi-Dir Jacob Adriaansz Penssen    Gouden Leeuw        30   110
Mi-Dir Johannes van Regermorter   some ship           30   105
Mi-Dir Bastiaan Tuyneman          Sint Laurens        30   105
Vl-Dir Jan Thyssen                Witte Lam           32   110
Vl-Dir Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge Vlissingen          26   110
Vl-Dir Allert Janszoon            Dubbele Arend       28   110
Zi-Dir Cornelis Rocusz Fincen     Liefde              34   110
Ve-Dir Jan Olivierszoon           Wapen van der Veere 38   125

7 Noorderkwartier Directors' Ships

Adm    Captain                      Ship               Guns Crew
Ho-Dir Jacob Pietersz Houck         Sampson            30   110
Ho-Dir Pieter Adriaensz van Blocker a ship             28   105
En-Dir Gijsbert Malcontent          a ship             28   110
En-Dir Jacob Claesz Duijm           Vergulde Zon       28   108
Me-Dir Jan Pietersz Deught          Sint Jeronimus     30   110
Ed-Dir Jan Fredricksz Houcboot      Vergulde Meerman   30   110
Mo-Dir Jacob Claesz Boot            Zwarte Beer        32   115

2 Friesland Directors' ships

Adm    Captain                      Ship               Guns Crew
Ha-Dir Andries Douwesz Pascaert     Sint Vincent       28   105
Ha-Dir Adriaan Heeres Cleijntien    Vergulde Pelicaen  28   100

1 Groningen Directors' ship

Adm    Captain                      Ship               Guns Crew
Gr-Dir Joost Bulter                 Kameel             42   ?
Sources:
  1. list of the fleet on 19/20 September 1652 from the Nationaal Archief
  2. Dr. Carl Ballhausen, Der Erste Englisch-Höllandische Seekrieg 1652-1654, 1923
  3. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Directors' Ship Information 1652-1653", 2004
  4. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "Dutch Ships 1600-1700", 2005
  5. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898

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