The Dutch fleet before the battle at Lowestoft 1665 Ron van Maanen Geldermalsen, 31 July 2008 Ships part of the fleet which departed from Texel to sea 23 and 24 May 1665 1st Squadron with the pennant at the mainmast. Commanding officer Ship Guns Crew Heer van Wassenaer Obdam, admiral Eendracht1 76 409 Abraham van der Hulst, vice-admiral Amsterdam2 68 290 Albert Claessen Graeff, rear-admiral Tijdverdrijff3 58 258 captain Jacob Swart Cruyningen4 58 255 captain Jan van Amstel Vrijheijt5 56 254 captain Hugo van Nieuhoff Lantman6 48 200 captain Hendrick Gotskens Vrede7 48 205 captain Otto van Treslong Gouda8 48 205 captain Jacob Wms. Broeder Den Dom9 48 195 captain Jacob Wiltschut Harderwyck10 46 200 captain Adam van Brederode Haerlem11 46 180 captain Balthazar van de Voorde Zeelandia12 38 151 captain Herman Egbertsen Wolff Star13 36 144 captain De Reus (E.I.C.) Ma[a]rsseveen14 78 330 captain Polanen (E.I.C.) yacht Brack15 18 75 770 3351 2 fireships 2 galliots 2nd Squadron commanded by lieutenant-admiral Johan Evertsen, with the pennant from the fore topmast lt-adm Johan Evertsen Hoff van Zeeland16 58 373 Jan de Lieffde, vice-admiral Cleyn Hollandia17 57 264 Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge, rear-admiral Utrecht18 50 236 captain Jacob Pense Middelburgh19 46 210 captain Marinus de Clerq Prins Maurits20 53 201 captain Sijmon Blocq Zeelandia21 34 174 captain Adriaen Solderwagen Schiedam22 25 95 captain Bastiaen Censen (E.I.C.) Orangie23 76 383 captain Jacob Cleydyck Dordrecht24 46 208 captain Christiaen Eldertsen Uytrecht25 36 163 captain Jan Crynssen Schakerloo26 29 125 captain Jan Banckert Delff (Delft)27 34 181 captain Jacob van Boshuisen Dellf28 36 150 captain Bastiaen Tuyneman Wapen van Zeelant29 36 178 captain Pieter Wynbergen yacht Loopende Hart30 8 26 captain Jan Pietersen Tant aviso Dieshouk31 6 20 630 2927 2 fireships 2 galliots The Dutch fleet before the battle at Lowestoft 1665. Ron van Maanen. Geldermalsen, 31 July 2008 1 3rd Squadron commanded by lieutenant-admiral Cortenaer lt.adm. Cortenaer Groot Hollandia32 68 350 Dirck Schey, vice-admiral Oosterwyck33 68 290 captain Nicolaes Marrevelt, rear-admiral Staveren34 48 200 captain Ysbrandt de Vries Doesburgh35 48 200 captain Albert Mathysen Hilversum36 58 258 captain Joost Verschuyr Zuy[d]erhuys37 50 214 captain Cornelis van Hogenhoeck Provinciën38 48 205 captain Hendrick van Tholl Duyvenvoorde39 48 205 captain Anthony de Marne Boey40 48 205 captain Gerbrant Boes Goes41 46 185 captain Lieuwe van Hassevelt Harderinne42 38 148 captain Johannes van der Mars Maeght43 38 146 captain Jan van Blanckenburch Overyssel44 36 116a captain Jeuriaen Jeuriaens Poel (E.I.C.) Delfflandt45 70 340 captain Apolonia Polen (E.I.C.) Spehra Mundi46 41 200 753 3262b 1 fireship 1 galliot 4th Squadron commanded by lieutenant-admiral Stellingwerff, with yellow wings lt.adm. Stellingwerff Zevenwolden47 58 53 Coenders, vice-admiral Groeningen48 40 199 Bruynsvelt, rear-admiral Princes Albertine49 52 248 captain Tjerk Hiddes Elf Steden50 54 253 captain Jan Janssen Vyselaer Westergoo51 52 236 captain Cornelis Allertse Oostrum Omlandia52 44 205 captain Beyma Frisia53 40 205 captain Barent Hiddes Postillon van Smirna54 40 205 captain Joost Michielsen Hollandia55 40 186c captain Boer Oostergoo56 68 289 captain Jacob Pieters Phesant57 38 150 captain Willem Codde van der Burgh Ylst58 36 121 capt Cornelis Crynssen de Rechter (E.I.C.) Huis te Swieten59 70 300 captain Katt (E.I.C.) Mars60 50 200 captain Vogel (E.I.C.) yacht De Ruyter61 18 65 700 3115d 1 fireship 2 galliots 5th Squadron commanded by vice-admiral Tromp, with red wings with a white line Tromp, vice-admiral Liefde62 70 340 capt. Gilles Thyssen Campen as Coevorden63 56 365 vice-admiral capt. Pieter Salomonse, as rear-admiral Campen64 48 205 captain Adriaen van Rheede Tromp65 48 205 captain Jan de Haen Stad en Lande66 56 265 captain Thomas Fabritius Jaersvelt67 48 200 captain Jan Adelaer Raethuys68 48 200 captain Pieter Uyttenhout Groeningen69 48 200 The Dutch fleet before the battle at Lowestoft 1665. Ron van Maanen. Geldermalsen, 31 July 2008 2 captain Kommer Gerritse Luypart70 58 280 captain Hendrick van Vollenhove Son71 48 195 captain Cornelis Gerritse Burger Bul72 38 140 captain Joosten Smient Roos73 38 140 captain Hendrick Haeckroy Vollenhoven74 30 110 captain Laurens Bruyn yacht Fortuin75 16 61 captain Jan Pieterse Onclaer (E.I.C.) Nieu[w] Batavia76 50 206 captain Berckhout Princes Roijael 40 196 captain Adriaen van Veen Asperen77 36 108d 774 3316f 1 fireship 1 galliot 6th Squadron commanded by vice-admiral Cornelis Evertsen, with white wings with a red line Cornelis Evertsen, vice-admiral Vlissingen78 46 241 rear-admiral Adriaen Banckert as Vere79 46 226 vice-admiral captain Pieter Bronsaert as rear admiral Drie Helden Davids 46 200 captain Adriaen de Hase Dordrecht80 46 150 captain Cryn Cerckhoven Rotterdam81 46 202 captain Laurens Heemskercke Vrede82 40 156 captain Jan Adriaenssen Blanckertg Visschers Herder83 26 105 captain Jan Willem Marinissen Zeeridder84 34 154 captain Jacob Oudart Uytrecht85 48 200 captain Frans Niedeck Briel86 21 86 captain Marinus Loncke Westcappel 24 119 captain Jacob van Dam not mentioned87 36 158 captain Jacob Symonssen de Witt Swoll88 20 68 captain Adriaen van Cruyningen Goes89 30 140 captain Willem Hendricxen ketch Zoutelande90 4 18 captain Andries Pietersen aviso Hasewinthont91 3 12 520 2235 2 fireships 2 galliots 7th Squadron commanded by vice-admiral Schram, with blue wings with a yellow line Schram, vice-admiral Wapen van Nassau92 60 300 rear-admiral Stachouwer as vice-admiral Eendracht93 44 239 captain Houttuyn as rear-admiral Wapen van Medenblick94 46 238 captain De Boer Gelderlant95 56 264 captain Halffhoorn Jonge Prins96 36 134 captain Slordt Josua97 50 260 captain Bruynings Westvrieslandt98 50 260 captain Victol Eenhoorn99 30 150 captain Beberen Hollantsche Thuyn100 56 237 captain Huysman Jupiter101 44 222 captain Hen yacht Hoorn102 30 154 captain Boos Casteel van The Dutch fleet before the battle at Lowestoft 1665. Ron van Maanen. Geldermalsen, 31 July 2008 3 Medenblick103 30 149 captain not named (E.I.C.) Carolus Quintus104 54 200d captain Boon (E.I.C.) Nagelboom105 52 213 captain Cornelis Muts (E.I.C.) Beurs106 32 105 captain Gerrit Claessen Posthoorn (E.I.C.) Agatha107 32 105 722 3350 2 fireships 2 galliots Off Texel and the Vlieter stayed behind: from the admiralty of Amsterdam guns should have men on board in fact Groten herder108 38 140 110 Cleinen herder109 36 140 85 Leyden110 36 140 116 Zutphen111 36 140 72 Popkensburg, yacht 24 100 off the Vlieter Katt, yacht 18 70 57 from the admiralty of the Noorderkwartier Munninck112 30 140 29 from the admiralty of Friesland Stad en lande113 50 233 233 Grounded but now taken on board stores, guns and so on Sint Pieter114 40 208 208 Lacking some stores From the E.I.C.-chamber Amsterdam Hollantsche Thuyn 48115 200 Geldersche Ruyter 46116 200 Hoop 40117 200 Sint Anna 30118 110 From the E.I.C.-chamber of Zealand Vlasblom119 46 200 St. Paulo120 40 200 Above mentioned six E.I.C. ships were lying off the Vlieter From the E.I.C.-chamber Enkhuizen St. Paulo121 44 200 139 totally 4869 guns and 21556 menh List of the admiralty of Amsterdam dated 31 March 1665: fireships Willem de Blijde Leeuw 20 men R. Pieterss Fortuin 20 Jacob Philipsen Sint Joris 20 Hendrick Dirxe Bochoven Greffion 8 The Dutch fleet before the battle at Lowestoft 1665. Ron van Maanen. Geldermalsen, 31 July 2008 4 List of the admiralty of the Maze dated 16 March 1665: fireships Cornelis Pieter Wouters Wijnbergen Swaen 14 Cornelis Willem Boudewijns van Dijck Coningh David 14 Original notes from De Jonge: a. Other list 140 men. b. In list 3286 men. c. Other list 205 men. d. In list 3134 men. e. other list 140 men f. same list 3348 men. g. In both lists written as Banckert, should be Blanckert. Nowadays written as Banckert. h. Other list 21631 men. I translated the word adviesjacht as aviso in stead off adviceyacht. Sources - J.C. de Jonge, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen, vol. 2. - Collectie Johan de Wit, inv.no. 4-5 (National Archive at The Hague). The lists dated March-April are mainly used to specify the armament and crew, for the name of the captain - Archive States-General no.12580-21 (National Archive at The Hague). 1 List dated 16 march 1665: Admiralty of the Maze, 1654 built, 150 (prow) x 37'4" (uitwatering) x 14'8", height verdeck 7'9", 4-36pdr, 26-24pdr, 20-12pdr, 18-6pdr, 4- 2pdr, 300 sailors, 75 soldiers. 2 List dated 31 march 1665: Admiralty of Amsterdam, dimensions 140 x 34½, 4-24pdr, 20-18pdr, 18-8pdr, 14-3pdr, 250 sailors, 40 musketeers, 10 men missing 3 List dated 31 March 1665: Admiralty of Amsterdam, dimensions 136 x 34, 225 sailors, 40 soldiers, 58 guns: 4-24pdr, 20-18pdr, 4-12pdr, 20-8pdr, 10-3pdr. Also called Huis Tijdverdrijf. 4 List dated 31 March 1665: Admiralty of Amsterdam, captain Jacob Andriess Swart, dimensions 136 x 34, 225 sailors, 40 soldiers, 58 guns: 4-24pdr, 20-18pdr, 6-12pdr, 18-8pdr, 10-3pdr. Also called Huis te Kruiningen. 5 List dated 31 March 1665: Admiralty of Amsterdam, dimensions 134 x 34, 225 sailors, 40 soldiers, 56 guns: 4-24pdr, 20-18pdr, 6-12pdr, 16-8pdr, 10-3pdr. 6 List dated 31 March 1665: Admiralty of Amsterdam, dimensions 130 x 32, 175 sailors, 30 soldiers, 48 guns: 4-18pdr, 18-12pdr, 20-8pdr, 6-3pdr. 7 List dated 31 March 1665: Admiralty of Amsterdam, dimensions 131½ x 31, 175 sailors, 30 soldiers, 4-18pdr, 18-12pdr, 20-8pdr, 8-3pdr. 8 List dated 31 March 1665: 175 sailors, 30 soldiers, 48 guns: 4-18pdr, 18-12pdr, 20- 8pdr, 6-3pdr.