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READ ABOUT:The First Anglo-Dutch War
Anglo-Dutch Wars at sea
Four Days' Battle
Battle of Dover OOB
Battle of Livorno OOB
Battle of Lowestoft
Battle of Monte Cristo
Battle of Solebay
Battle of Sound
Battle of the Texel
17th Century Battles | Anglo-Dutch Wars
*Four Days' Battle on 11-14 June, 1666 (new style)
NB: Discussion devoted to the Anglo-Dutch Wars at sea, including ships, battles, and persons by James C. Bender. Regularly updated.
Admiralty of the Maze
Fleet Flagship
| Zeven Provincien | 80 guns | Lt-Admiral Michael de Ruyter, Flag-Cpt Jan Jacobszoon Nes de Oude Boer Jaep |
Admiralty of Amsterdam
Ships of the Line
| Reigersbergen | 72 guns, 300 sailors and 45 soldiers | Hendrik Adriaanszoon |
| Vrijheid | 60 guns, 236 sailors and about 40 soldiers | Jan van Amstel |
| Zon (or Vergulde Zon) | 44 guns, 180 sailors and about 25 soldiers | Floris Floriszoon Bloem |
| Vrede | 46 guns, 194 sailors and about 30 soldiers | Jan du Bois |
| Dom van Utrecht | 46 guns, 196 sailors and 22 soldiers | Jacob Willemszoon Broeder |
| Huis Tijdverdrijf | 60 guns, 237 sailors and 40 soldiers | Thomas Fabricius |
| Wapen van Utrecht | 66 guns, 250 sailors and 40 soldiers | Hendrick Gotskens |
| Calantsoog | 70 guns, 268 sailors and 45 soldiers | Jan de Haan |
| Zuiderhuis | 50 guns, about 207 sailors and 30 soldiers | Cornelis van Hogenhoeck |
| Spiegel | 68 guns, 350 sailors and 47 soldiers | Vice-Adm Abraham van der Hulst, killed in battle, Flag-Cpt Pieter Thomaszoon de Sitter |
| Raadhuis van Haarlem | 46 guns, 182 sailors and 27 soldiers | Jan de Jonge |
| Geloof | 68 guns, 263 sailors and 45 soldiers | Nicolaes Marrevelt |
| Amsterdam | 60 guns, 229 sailors and 40 soldiers | Jacob van Meeuwen |
| Haarlem | 42 guns, 179 sailors and 30 soldiers | Pieter Middelandt |
| Stad en Lande | 60 guns, 233 sailors and 40 soldiers | Hugo van Nieuwenhof |
| Huis te Kruiningen | 60 guns, 246 sailors and 40 soldiers | Francois Palm |
| Stavoren | 46 guns, 185 sailors and 28 soldiers | Jacob Pauw |
| Liefde | 68 guns, 275 sailors and 40 soldiers | Pieter Salomonszoon, killed in battle |
| Gouda | 46 guns, 192 sailors and 30 soldiers | Dirck Schey |
| Gouden Leeuw | 50 guns, 208 sailors and 30 soldiers | Enno Doedes Star |
| Kampen | 46 guns, 190 sailors and 30 soldiers | Michiel Suis |
| Deventer | 66 guns, 233 sailors and 40 soldiers | Jacob Andrieszoon Swart |
| Provincie van Utrecht | 64 guns, 243 sailors and 40 soldiers | Jacob Corneliszoon Swart |
| Gouda | 72 guns, 325 sailors and 45 soldiers | Schout-bij-Nacht Isaak Sweers, Flag-Cpt Jacob Philips |
| Harderwijk | 44 guns, 188 sailors and 30 soldiers | Thomas Tobiaszoon |
| Duivenvoorde | 46 guns, 179 sailors and 28 soldiers | Otto van Treslong, killed in battle |
| Hollandia | 80 guns, 400 sailors and 50 soldiers | Lt-Admiral Cornelis Tromp, Flag-Cpt Hendrik Hondius |
| Landman | 46 guns, 200 sailors and 30 soldiers | Pieter Janszoon Uyttenhout, killed (burnt) in battle |
| Jaarsveld | 46 guns, 186 sailors and 30 soldiers | Joost Verschuur |
| Tromp (or Muiltromp) | 46 guns, 185 sailos and 30 soldiers | Hendrik van Vollenhoven |
| Wakende Boei | 46 guns, 192 sailors and 30 soldiers | Hendrik Vroom |
| Haarlem | 44 guns | Wouter Wijngaarden, killed in battle |
| Beschermer | 54 guns, 250 sailors and 30 soldiers | Willem van der Zaan |
Frigates
| Kleine Harder | 34 guns, 114 sailors and 20 soldiers | Jan Davidszoon Bondt |
| IJlst | 34 guns, about 116 sailors and 20 soldiers | Jacob Dirkszoon Boom |
| Asperen | 34 guns, 110 sailors and 20 soldiers | Jan Gijselszoon van Lier |
| Overijssel | 34 guns, 110 sailors and 20 soldiers | Arend Simonszoon Vader |
Fireships
| Fortuijn (a fluit) | 0 guns, 19 sailors | Rein Pieterszoon Mars |
| Kat | unknown guns, 19 sailors | Hendrik Dirkszoon Boekhoven |
| Wapen van Engeland | unknown guns, 19 sailors | Hendrik Hendrikszoon |
Admiralty of the Maze (Rotterdam)
Ships of the Line
| Dordrecht | 44 guns, 161 sailors and 25 soldiers | Philips van Almonde |
| Groot Hollandia | 64 guns, 240 sailors and 40 soldiers | Laurens Daviszoon van Convent |
| Klein Hollandia | 54 guns, 200 sailors and 30 soldiers | Evert van Gelder |
| Gelderland | 64 guns, 285 sailors and 50 soldiers | Willem Josef, Baron van Ghent |
| Ridderschap van Holland | 66 guns, 285 sailors and 60 soldiers | Vice-Adm Jan Evertszoon de Liefde |
| Eendracht | 76 guns, 330 sailors and 50 soldiers | Lt-Admiral Aert van Nes Captains Cornelis de Liefde and Adriaan Laurensz Poort |
| Delft | 62 guns, 217 sailors and 62 soldiers | Schout-bij-Nacht Jan Janszoon van Nes Flag-Cpt Laurens Kerseboom |
| Wassenaer | 56 guns, 200 sailors and 30 soldiers | Ruth Maximiliaan |
Frigates
| Wapen van Utrecht | 36 guns, 119 sailors and 20 soldiers | Eland du Bois |
| Kwartier van Nijmegen | 34 guns, 100 sailors and 25 soldiers | Willem Broudewijnszoon van Eyk |
| Gorichem (or Gorcum) | 34 guns, 116 sailors and 20 soldiers | Huybert Jacobszoon Huygen |
| Harderwijk | 32 guns, 115 sailors and 20 soldiers | Nicolaas Naalhout |
| Prinses Louise | 34 guns, 155 sailors and 25 soldiers | Frans van Nijdek (treated as a ship of the line) |
| Schiedam | 22 guns, 60 sailors and 10 soldiers | Jacob Pieterszoon Swart |
Yachts
| Lopende Hert (Hert or Vliegende Hert) | 8 guns, 14 sailors and 6 soldiers | Dirk de Munnik |
| Swol | 18 guns, 31 sailors and 10 soldiers | Pieter Wijnbergen |
Fireships
| Rotterdam | 6 guns, 22 sailors | Jan van Brakel, burnt in the battle |
| Gouden Ruiter | 2 guns, 12 or 13 sailors | Jan Broerszoon Vermeulen, burnt in the battle |
| Sint Paulus | unknown guns, 19 sailors | Barend Volckertszoon |
Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier (NQ)
Ships of the Line
| Drie Helden Davids | 48 guns, 202 sailors and 26 soldiers | Adriaan Teding van Berckhout |
| Hollandsche Tuijn | 56 guns, 205 sailors and 34 soldiers | Jan Crook |
| Jozua | 54 guns, 198 sailors and 30 soldiers | Schout-bij-Nacht Govert Albertszoon 't Hoen |
| Gelderland | 56 guns, 241 sailors and 40 soldiers | Major Johan Belgicus, Graaf van Hoorn |
| Prins van Oranje (or Jonge Prins) | 66 guns, 235 sailors and 51 soldiers | Adriaan Dirckszoon Houttuijn, killed |
| Westfriesland | 78 guns, 316 sailors and 78 soldiers | Lt-Admiral Jan Corneliszoon Meppel |
| Pacificatie | 73 guns, 248 sailors and 78 soldiers | Vice-Adm Volckert Schram |
| Wapen van Enkhuisen | 72 guns, 261 sailors and 51 soldiers | Schout-bij-Nacht Frederik Stachouwer, killed Flag-Cpt Egbert Pieterszoon Quispel |
| Caleb | 50 guns, 202 sailors and 35 soldiers | Cornelis Victol, wounded in the battle and died later |
| Wapen van Nassau (or Gouden Leeuw) | 60 guns, 210 sailors and 40 soldiers | David Vlugh |
| Noorderkwartier | 60 guns, 254 sailors and 40 soldiers | Pieter Claeszoon Wijnbergen |
Admiralty of Zeeland
Ships of the Line
| Tholen | 60 guns, 210 sailors and 80 soldiers | Vice-Adm Adriaan Banckert Captains Pieter de Mauregnault and Jacques Wolterssen |
| Hof van Zeeland | 58 guns, 188 sailors and 60 sailors | Simon Block, killed in battle, burnt and blew up |
| Dordrecht | 50 guns, 138 sailors, 10 marines, and 52 soldiers | Adriaan van Cruiningen |
| Zierikzee | 60 guns, 200 sailors, 20 marines, and 80 soldiers | Schout-bij-Nacht Cornelis Evertsen de Jonge |
| Walcheren | 70 guns, 250 sailors, 30 marines, and 100 soldiers | Lt-Admiral Cornelis Evertsen de Oude, killed in battle Flag-Cpt Cornelis Evertsen de Jongste |
| Ter Veere (or Kampveere) | 50 guns, 165 sailors and 50 soldiers | Adriaan de Haaze |
| Vlissingen | 50 guns, 150 sailors and 50 soldiers | Jan Matthijssen |
| Middelburg | 50 guns, 138 sailors, 10 marines, and 60 soldiers | Jacob Adriaanszoon Penssen |
| Utrecht | 50 guns, 136 sailors, 20 marines, and 60 soldiers | Jan Pieterszoon Tant |
Frigates
| Zeelandia | 36 guns, 90 sailors, 10 marines, and 55 soldiers | Abraham Crijnssen |
| Delft | 36 guns, 102 sailors, 20 marines, and 45 soldiers | Dirck Jacobszoon Kiela |
| Schakerloo | 30 guns, 105 sailors and 30 soldiers | Jan Krijnssen |
| Zeeridder | 36 guns, 118 sailors and 20 soldiers | Willem Mariniszoon |
Advice Yachts
| Dishoek (or Souke) | 6 guns, 20-25 sailors | Gilles Geleynszoon |
| Zouteland | 6 guns, 20-25 sailors, or perhaps only 13 | Klaas Reinierszoon |
| Oost-Souburg (hoeker) | 6 guns, 13 sailors | Frans Roys |
| West-Souburg | 6 guns, 13 sailors, or perhaps 20-25 | Daniel Verdiest |
Fireships
| Vrijheid (pinnace) | 2 guns, 14 sailors | Engel Adriaanszoon, sent to the Texel on June 12th and didn't take any further part in the battle |
| Hoop | 6 guns, 13-15 sailors | Willem Meerman |
Admiralty of Friesland
Ships of the Line
| Westergo | 56 guns, 201 sailors and 36 soldiers | Wytze Johannes Beyma |
| Prins Hendrik Casimir | 72 guns, 320 sailors and 50 soldiers | Schout-bij-Nacht Hendrik Bruynsveld Flag-Cpt may have been Sijmon Fockes |
| Stad en Lande | 52 guns, 200 sailors and 28 soldiers | Joost Hermanszoon Clant |
| Groningen | 72 guns, 276 sailors and 30 soldiers | Vice-Adm Rudolf Coenders Flag-Cpt may have been Jacob Marion |
| Prinses Albertina | 50 guns, 194 sailors and 30 soldiers | Joost Michielszoon Cuyck |
| Omlandia | 48 guns, 186 sailors | Christiaan Ebelszoon Uma |
| Oostergo | 60 guns, 225 sailors and 40 soldiers | Jan Janszoon Vijselaer |
| Elf Steden | 54 guns, 200 sailors and 38 soldiers | Barend Hiddes de Vries |
| Groot Frisia | 72 guns, 340 sailors and 53 soldiers | Lt-Admiral Tjerk Hiddes de Vries Captains Ide Hilkeszoon Colaart and Pieter Feyckeszoon Eyckema |
Frigates
| Klein Frisia | 38 guns, 154 sailors and 23 soldiers | Jan Pieterszoon Vinckelbos |
Fireships
| Rob | 2 guns, 14 sailors | Roelof Janszoon de Rob |
References:
* The information was prepared in cooperation with Andrew Tchalmaiev (email).
Published Sources:
- Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
- H.A. van Foreest and R.E.J. Weber, De Vierdaagse Zeeslag 11-14 Juni 1666, 1984.
Manuscripts:
- James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript Dutch Ships 1600-1700, 2005.
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