List of ships of the line of the Dutch Republic
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This is a list of Dutch (United Provinces of the Netherlands) sailing warships:
The Dutch were often handicapped by the smaller size of their ships relative to the vessels of other nations, particularly those of England and France. This was due to the shallow home waters of the Netherlands. Consequently the Dutch did not build large three-deckers such as were found in the navies of England and France, except for a brief period from 1685 to 1693. However, the Dutch made up in sheer quantity of ships what they lacked in terms of the size of vessels; the list below is fragmentary and does not include the majority of the many hundreds of Dutch warships belonging to the United Provinces between 1579 and 1795 (in which latter year the French invaded and established the puppet state of the Batavian Republic
).
Administratively and politically, there was not a single Dutch Navy but five distinct Admiralties - Admiralty of Zeeland
covering the Province of Zeeland
in the south, three covering the Province of Holland (the Admiralty of de Maze
in the south of Holland, centred on Rotterdam
, the Admiralty of Amsterdam
in the centre of the Province, and the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
in the north of Holland), and the fifth Admiralty of Friesland
covering the Province of Friesland
). Each Dutch warship belonged exclusively to one or other of the five Admiralties. The names of Dutch warships were often common to several Admiralties, so that there were vessels bearing the same name in different Admiralties.
Armament was often changed.
The Dutch were often handicapped by the smaller size of their ships relative to the vessels of other nations, particularly those of England and France. This was due to the shallow home waters of the Netherlands. Consequently the Dutch did not build large three-deckers such as were found in the navies of England and France, except for a brief period from 1685 to 1693. However, the Dutch made up in sheer quantity of ships what they lacked in terms of the size of vessels; the list below is fragmentary and does not include the majority of the many hundreds of Dutch warships belonging to the United Provinces between 1579 and 1795 (in which latter year the French invaded and established the puppet state of the Batavian Republic
Batavian Republic
The Batavian Republic was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on January 19, 1795, and ended on June 5, 1806, with the accession of Louis Bonaparte to the throne of the Kingdom of Holland....
).
Administratively and politically, there was not a single Dutch Navy but five distinct Admiralties - Admiralty of Zeeland
Admiralty of Zeeland
The Admiralty of Zeeland was one of the five admiralties of the navy of the Dutch Republic, made up of Zeeland. One of its famous admirals was Joost Banckert. This and the other admiralties were disestablished in 1795....
covering the Province of Zeeland
Zeeland
Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
in the south, three covering the Province of Holland (the Admiralty of de Maze
Admiralty of Rotterdam
The Admiralty of Rotterdam, also called the Admiralty of de Maze, was one of the five Admiralties in the Dutch Republic.-History:It was set up in 1574 during the Dutch Revolt, when William I of Orange's supporters decided to pool their naval resources at Rotterdam...
in the south of Holland, centred on Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, the Admiralty of Amsterdam
Admiralty of Amsterdam
The Admiralty of Amsterdam was the largest of the five Dutch admiralties at the time of the Dutch Republic. The administration of the various Admiralties was strongly influenced by provincial interests...
in the centre of the Province, and the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
The Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier , also known as the Admiralty of West Friesland, was one of the five admiralties of the Dutch Republic, made up of West Friesland and part of northern Holland.-History:...
in the north of Holland), and the fifth Admiralty of Friesland
Admiralty of Friesland
The Admiralty of Friesland or Frisian Admiralty was one of the five admiralties of the Dutch Republic...
covering the Province of Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
). Each Dutch warship belonged exclusively to one or other of the five Admiralties. The names of Dutch warships were often common to several Admiralties, so that there were vessels bearing the same name in different Admiralties.
Armament was often changed.
- Eenhoorn 30 (Noorderkwartier Admiralty) 1625-1655
- Salamander 40 (de Maze Admiralty) 1628-1639
- AemiliaDutch ship Aemilia (1632)The Aemilia was the flagship of Admiral Maarten Tromp during part of the Eighty Years' War. It was a Dutch 57-gun ship of the line. Built by Jan Salomonszoon van den Tempel for the Admiralty of Rotterdam in 1632, the ship was the largest Dutch warship built up to that time.At the Battle of the...
57 (de Maze Admiralty) 1632-1647 - Gelderland 40 (de Maze Admiralty) 1634-1659
- Fredrik Hendrik 36 (Amsterdam Admiralty) 1636-
- Eendracht 40/41 (Noorderkwartier Admiralty) 1639-1676
- Zon 40 (c. 1640)
- Groningen 40 (c. 1641)
- Ter Goes 40 (c. 1641)
- Prinses Roijael Maria 32 - Captured by England 1652?, renamed Princess Maria
- Utrecht 32 - Blew up 1648
- Gewapende Ruyter 36 - Captured by England 1652
- Maan 40 (c. 1643)
- Zeven Provincien 40 (c. 1643)
- Haarlem 40 (c. 1644)
- BrederodeDutch ship BrederodeBrederode was a ship of the line of the navy of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and the flagship of the Dutch fleet in the First Anglo-Dutch War. Throughout her career, she carried from 53-59 guns...
51 (1644) - Gradually upgunned to 59 guns, captured and sunk in the Battle of the SoundBattle of the SoundThe naval Battle of the Sound took place on 8 November 1658 during the Second Northern War, near the Sound or Oresund, just north of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Sweden had defeated Denmark and an army under Charles X of Sweden had Copenhagen itself under siege...
, 1658 - Huis van Nassau 40 - Captured by Portugal 1648?
- Graaf Willem 40 (c. 1649) - Captured by England at the Battle of the GabbardBattle of the GabbardThe naval Battle of the Gabbard, also known as the Battle of Gabbard Bank, the Battle of the North Foreland or the second Battle of Nieuwpoort took place on 2–3 June 1653 according to the Old Style of Julian calendar then used in England during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the Gabbard...
, 1653 - Kameel 42
- Postiljon van Smyrna 40
- Vrede 42/44 (c. 1650)
- Jaarsveld 44 (c. 1651) - Wrecked 1653
- Vrijheid 44/46/50 (c. 1651)
- Mercurius 40 - East Indiaman. Sunk at the Battle of ScheveningenBattle of ScheveningenThe Battle of Scheveningen was the final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War...
, 1653 - Louisa Hendrika 45 - East Indiaman, served as warship
- Vogelstruis 40
- Witte Lam 40
- Groote Liefde 36-46 - Captured by England 1653, renamed Great Charity
- Campen 38/40/42 (c. 1652)
- Sint Matheeus 34 (hired 1652)
- Rosenkrans 42 (c. 1653)
- Zeelandia 50 (c. 1653)
- Vlissingen 40 (c. 1653)
- Middelburg 40 (c. 1653)
- Kampveere 40 (c. 1653)
- Prins Willem 58 1655 - Renamed Eendracht while building, upped to 73 guns
- Holland 42-44 (c. 1653) - Renamed Prins Hendrick
- Gelderland 39-53 (c. 1653) - Renamed Prins Maurits
- Eendracht 42-44 (c. 1653) - Renamed Prins Willem
- Prinses Amalia 26-48 (c. 1653) - Renamed Utrecht
- Dordrecht 40/46 (c. 1653)
- Sint Matheeus 42 (hired 1653) - Captured by England at the Battle of the GabbardBattle of the GabbardThe naval Battle of the Gabbard, also known as the Battle of Gabbard Bank, the Battle of the North Foreland or the second Battle of Nieuwpoort took place on 2–3 June 1653 according to the Old Style of Julian calendar then used in England during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the Gabbard...
, 1653, renamed Mathias - Caleb 46
- Jupiter 46
- Drie Helden Davids 46
- Willem van Nieuhoff 40 (hired)
- Westergo 44
- Stad en Lande 48
- Prinses Albertina 44
- Oostergo 52
- Huis te Swieten 60 - Was building for Genoa. Given to VOC, rearmed to 70 guns, captured by England at the Battle of LowestoftBattle of LowestoftThe naval Battle of Lowestoft took place on 13 June 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.A fleet of more than a hundred ships of the United Provinces commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam attacked an English fleet of equal size commanded by James Stuart, Duke of York forty...
, 1665 - Huis te Cruiningen 54 - Was building for Genoa
- Delfland 70
- Amsterdam 50
- Landman 44
- Huis te Oosterwijk 56
- Beurs van Amsterdam 52 (c. 1654??) - East Indiaman, served as warship for a while
- Jozua 50 (c. 1654)
- Duivenvoorde 48 (c. 1655) - Burnt at the Four Days BattleFour Days BattleThe Four Days Battle was a naval battle of the Second Anglo–Dutch War. Fought from 1 June to 4 June 1666 in the Julian or Old Style calendar then used in England off the Flemish and English coast, it remains one of the longest naval engagements in history.In June 1665 the English had soundly...
, 1666 - Doesburg 48 (c. 1655)
- Carolus Quintus (Charles V) 52
- Wapen van Utrecht 66 (c. 1663)
- De Zeven ProvinciënDutch ship De Zeven Provinciën (1665)De Zeven Provinciën was a Dutch ship of the line, originally armed with 80 guns. The name of the ship was also written as De 7 Provinciën. The literal translation is "The Seven Provinces", the name referring to the fact that the Dutch Republic in the 17th century was a confederation of seven...
80 (flagship) 1665-1694 - Gouden LeeuwDutch ship Gouden LeeuwThe Gouden Leeuw was a Dutch ship of the line armed with 80-82 cannon. The vessel was built for the Admiralty of Amsterdam in 1666 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The Gouden Leeuw was for a time the largest Dutch warship. During the Third Anglo-Dutch War, the ship served as the flagship of...
80-82 1666 Cornelis TrompCornelis TrompSir Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, 1st Baronet was a Dutch naval officer. He was the son of Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp. He became Lieutenant Admiral General in the Dutch Navy and briefly Admiral General in the Danish Navy...
's flagship at the Battle of the Texel - Zwanenburg 42-60 (ex-English St PatrickHMS St Patrick (1666)HMS Saint Patrick was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy. In 1665, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the Navy Committee of Parliament adopted a supplement to their 1664 Programme which provided for one third rate and three fourth rates...
, captured 1667) - Zeelandia 84-94 (c. 1682)
- Westvriesland 84-94 (c. 1682)
- Prinses Maria 84-94 (c. 1683)
- Admiraal Generaal/Kapitein Generaal 84 (c. 1683) - Discarded 1704
- Hollandia 72/74 (c. 1683)
- Akerboom 60 (c. 1684)
- Prince Friso 58
- Prins Willem 84-94 (c. 1687)
- Kasteel van Medemblik 84-94 (c. 1688)
- Koning William 84-94 (c. 1688)
- Keurvorst van Brandenburg 84-94 (c. 1689)
- Keurvorstin van Brandenburg 84-94 (c. 1689)
- Keurvorst van Saksen 84-94 (c. 1689)
- Beschermer 84-94 (c. 1690)
- Beschermer 84-94 (c. 1691)
- Unie 84-94 (c. 1692)
- Gouda 74 (c. 1692)
- Reigersberg 72 (c. 1692)
- Zeven Provincien 84-94 (c. 1694)
- Vrijheid 84-94 (c. 1695)
- Zeelandt 64 (c. 1696)
- te Veere 52 (c. 1697)
- Nassauw 64 (c. 1698)
- Middelburg 88 (1699)
- Eendragt 100/106 (1703)
- Matenes 54 (c. 1704)
- Hardenbroek 50 - Captured by France, sold to Russia as Esperans
- Overwinnaer (c. 1706) - Captured by France 1708 as Grand Vainqueur, sold to Russia as Viktoria
- Buis 62 (c. 1708)
- Wolfswinkel 50 (c. 1708)
- Starrenburg 64 (c. 1708)
- Schonauwen (c. 1710) - Captured by France 1711 as Beau Parterre, sold to Russia, captured by Sweden 1714 as Kronskepp
- 't Huis te Nek 52 (c. 1710)
- Loosdregt 64 (c. 1710)
- Boetzelaer 64 (c. 1711)
- Amsterdam 96 (c. 1712)
- Ter Meer 52 (c. 1712)
- Duinveld 52 (c. 1713)
- de Purmer 64 (c. 1714)
- Leyden 72 (c. 1715)
- Gelderland 72 (c. 1716)
- Roozendaal 64 (c. 1717)
- Gouda 72 (c. 1719)
- Souterwoude 64 (c. 1719)
- Haarlem 96 (c. 1721)
- Kasteel van Egmont 64 (c. 1722)
- Polaanen 52 (c. 1722)
- Damiaten 52 (c. 1723)
- Tholen 64 (c. 1723)
- Heemstede 64 (c. 1724)
- Kasteel van Medenblick 52?/64 (c. 1725)
- Valkenburg 52 (c. 1725)
- Beemsterlust 52 (c. 1725)
- Twikkelo 56 (c. 1725)
- Maas 74 (c. 1727)
- Proventie Utrecht 64 (c. 1728)
- Ramhorst 52 (c. 1728)
- Prins Friso 50 (c. 1728)
- Boekenroode 52 (c. 1729)
- Delft 56 (c. 1731)
- Brederode 52 (c. 1731)
- Vrijheid 72 (c. 1731)
- Moriaanshoofd 52 (c. 1733)
- Watervlied 52 (c. 1733)
- Zierikzee 64 (c. 1733)
- ter Goes 64 (c. 1733)
- Vlissingen 58 (c. 1733)
- Assendelft 52 (c. 1736)
- Haarlem 72 (c. 1737)
- Delft 54/60 (c. 1783?) - Sunk after the Battle of CamperdownBattle of CamperdownThe Battle of Camperdown was a major naval action fought on 11 October 1797 between a Royal Navy fleet under Admiral Adam Duncan and a Dutch Navy fleet under Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter...
(Camperduin), 1797. Reconstructed in RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
(DelfshavenDelfshavenDelfshaven is a borough of Rotterdam on the right bank of river Nieuwe Maas, in South Holland, the Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until 1886.The town of Delfshaven grew around the port of the city of Delft...
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