Order of battle at the Battle of Lowestoft
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The ships that participated in the Battle of Lowestoft, a naval engagement between the English and Dutch off the English port of Lowestoft on 13 June (New Style) 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. 109 English ships, commanded by James Stuart, Duke of York, faced 103 Dutch ships led by Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam. The battle ended in a victory for the English, capturing 17 Dutch ships for the loss of only one ship.
British fleet
White Squadron of Prince Rupert | |||||||
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Ship | Guns | Commander | Notes | ||||
Van | |||||||
Colchester | 28 | Captain Daniel Helling | |||||
Triumph | 70 | Vice-Admiral Christopher Myngs | |||||
Monck | 54 | Captain Thomas Penrose | |||||
Newcastle | 48 | Captain Thomas Page | |||||
Lion | 52 | Captain Edward Spragge | |||||
Ruby | 46 | Captain William Jennens | |||||
Expedition | 30 | Captain Tobias Sackler | |||||
John and Abigail | 40 | Captain Joseph Sanders | |||||
Happy Return | 40 | Captain John Hubbard | |||||
Katherine | 36 | Captain Thomas Elliot | |||||
John and Katherine | 36 | Captain John Whately | |||||
Centre | |||||||
Reserve | 46 | Captain John Tyrwhit | |||||
Rainbow | 56 | Captain Willoughby Hannam | |||||
Exchange | 36 | Captain Samuel Wentworth | Hired merchantman | ||||
Revenge | 58 | Captain Robert Holmes | |||||
Royal James | 78 | Admiral Prince Rupert Flag-captain John Kempthorne |
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Garland | 28 | Captain Charles Talbot | |||||
Hound | 8 | Captain James Coleman | Fireship | ||||
Dolphin | 4 | Captain William Gregory | Fireship | ||||
Assurance | 32 | Captain John Jeffries | |||||
Mary Rose | 48 | Captain William Reeves | |||||
Henrietta | 58 | Captain Walter Wood | |||||
Bendish | 42 | Captain Robert Taylor | |||||
Portland | 46 | Captain John Aylett | |||||
Rear | |||||||
East India Merchant | 44 | Captain John Wilgresse | |||||
St. Andrew | 60 | Captain Valentine Pine | |||||
Advice | 40 | Captain William Poole | |||||
Bear | 42 | Captain John Waterworth | |||||
Constant Katherine | 40 | Captain Francis Sanders | |||||
Kent | 46 | Captain Thomas Ewens | |||||
Anne | 58 | Captain Arnold Brown | |||||
Resolution | 58 | Rear-Admiral Robert Sansum | Sansum killed in the battle | ||||
Milford | 28 | Captain John Seale | |||||
Small craft | |||||||
Hind | 8 | Captain John Withers | Ketch | ||||
Sea Venture | |||||||
James | |||||||
Desire | |||||||
Little Sampson | |||||||
William & Mary | |||||||
Red Squadron of the Duke of York | |||||||
Van | |||||||
Bristol | 48 | Captain John Hart | |||||
Gloucester | 58 | Captain Robert Clark | |||||
Royal Exchange | 46 | Captain Giles Shelley | |||||
Diamond | 46 | Captain John King | |||||
Martin Galley | 14 | Captain Richard White | |||||
Royal Oak | 100 | Vice-Admiral Sir John Lawson | Lawson died of his wounds after the battle | ||||
Norwich | 24 | Captain John Wetwang | |||||
Guinea | 36 | Captain John Abelson | Abelson killed in the battle | ||||
St. George | 60 | Captain Joseph Jordan | |||||
Coast Frigate | 34 | Captain Thomas Lawson | |||||
Dover | 46 | Captain Jeffery Pearse | |||||
King Ferdinando | 36 | Captain Francis Johnson | |||||
Centre | |||||||
Plymouth | 56 | Captain Thomas Allin | |||||
Fountain | 30 | Captain Jean Baptiste du Tiel | |||||
Blackamore | 38 | Captain Richard Neales | |||||
Mary | 58 | Captain Jeremiah Smith | |||||
Happy Return | 50 | Captain James Lambert | |||||
Royal Charles | 80 | James, Duke of York Sir William Penn Flag-captain John Harman |
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Mermaid | 28 | Captain Jasper Grant | |||||
Fame | 12 | Captain John Gethings | Fireship | ||||
Bramble | 8 | Captain Nepthali Ball | Fireship | ||||
Antelope | 46 | Captain John Chicheley | |||||
Old James | 68 | Captain James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough | Marlborough killed in the battle | ||||
Loyal George | 42 | Captain John Earle | |||||
Yarmouth | 52 | Captain Thomas Ayliffe | |||||
Vanguard | 56 | Captain Jonas Poole | |||||
Convertine | 48 | Captain John Pearce | |||||
Charity | 46 | Captain Robert Wilkinson | |||||
Rear | |||||||
Eagle | 44 | Captain Thomas Hendra | |||||
Amity | 36 | Captain John Parker | |||||
Satisfaction | 46 | Captain Richard May | |||||
HMS Fairfax | 58 | Captain Robert Salmon | |||||
Swiftsure | 60 | Rear-Admiral Sir William Berkeley | |||||
Bonaventure | 40 | Captain Arthur Laughorne | |||||
Portsmouth | 38 | Captain Robert Mohun | |||||
George | 40 | Captain Robert Hatubb | |||||
Leopard | 54 | Captain Richard Beach | |||||
Sapphire | 38 | Captain Henry Hyde | |||||
Loyal Merchant | 44 | Captain Robert Sanders | |||||
Small craft | |||||||
Roe | 8 | Captain James Lock | Ketch | ||||
Eaglet | 8 | Captain William Berry | Ketch | ||||
St. George | |||||||
Bachelor | |||||||
Isabella | |||||||
Hopeful Margaret | |||||||
Seaflower | |||||||
Edward & Eve | |||||||
Blue Squadron of the Earl of Sandwich | |||||||
Rear | |||||||
Forester | 28 | Captain Edward Cotterell | |||||
Royal Katherine | 70 | Rear-Admiral Thomas Teddeman | |||||
Essex | 52 | Captain Richard Utber | |||||
Marmaduke | 38 | Captain John Best | |||||
Princess | 52 | Captain George Swanley | |||||
Golden Phoenix | 36 | Captain Samuel Dickinson | |||||
Adventure | 36 | Captain Benjamin Young | |||||
Society | 36 | Captain Ralph Lascelles | |||||
Dreadnought | 58 | Captain Henry Terne | |||||
Prudent Mary | 36 | Captain Thomas Haward | |||||
Centre | |||||||
Dragon | 38 | Captain John Lloyd | |||||
Centurion | 46 | Captain Robert Moulton, Jr. | |||||
Montagu | 58 | Captain Henry Fenne | |||||
Oxford | 24 | Captain Philemon Bacon | |||||
Prince Royal | 86 | Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich Flag-captain Roger Cuttance |
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Pembroke | 28 | Captain Thomas Darcy | |||||
Bryar | 12 | Captain Richard Cotton | Fireship | ||||
Dunkirk | 54 | Captain John Hayward | |||||
Breda | 46 | Captain Robert Kirby | Kirby killed in the battle | ||||
John & Thomas | 44 | Captain Henry Dawes | |||||
Swallow | 46 | Captain Richard Hodges | |||||
Madras | 42 | Captain John Norbrook | |||||
Van | |||||||
Jersey | 48 | Captain Hugh Hide | |||||
Hamburg Merchant | 36 | Captain James Cadman | |||||
Hampshire | 40 | Captain George Batts | |||||
Castle frigate | 36 | Captain Philip Euatt | |||||
Assistance | 40 | Captain Zachary Brown | |||||
Unicorn | 56 | Captain Henry Teddiman | |||||
Providence | 30 | Captain Richard James | |||||
York | 58 | Captain John Swanley | |||||
Henry | 70 | Vice-Admiral Sir George Ayscue | |||||
Guernsey | 28 | Captain Humphrey Connisby | |||||
Small craft | |||||||
Nonsuch | 8 | Captain Robert Crossman | Ketch | ||||
Thomas & Rebecca | |||||||
Hopewell | |||||||
John | Smack | ||||||
John | Hoy | ||||||
Two Sisters |
Dutch fleet
103 ships carrying 4,869 guns and 21,613 men
Squadron Command ships
Squadron | Squadron Commander | Command Ship | Guns | Ref |
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1st Amsterdam | Lieutenant-Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam | Eendracht | 72 | [1] |
2nd | Lieutenant-Admiral Johan Evertsen | Hof van Zeeland | 58 | [2] |
3rd Maas | Lieutenant-Admiral Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer | Groot Hollandia | 68 | [3] |
4th Friesland | Lieutenant-Admiral Auke Stellingwerf | Sevenwolden | ||
5th Amsterdam | Vice-Admiral Cornelis Tromp | Liefde | 70 | [4] |
6th Zeeland | Vice-Admiral Cornelis Evertsen the Elder | Vlissingen | 46 | [5] |
7th | Vice-Admiral Volckert Schram | Wapen van Nassau | 60 | [6] |
Partial order of Battle[7]
- VOC were ships of the [Dutch East India Company]
The 1st Amsterdam Squadron
Ship | Guns | Commander | Notes |
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Eendracht | 72 | Sunk | |
Amsterdam | 54 | ||
Tijdverdrijf | 58 | Albert Claessen Graeff | |
Huis te Kruiningen | 58 | Jacob Corneliszoon Swart | |
Vrijheid | 50 | ||
Landman | 44 | Hugo van Nieuwenhof | |
Vrede | 40 | Huijbert Huijgh | |
Stad Gouda | 48 | Otto van Treslong | |
Dom van Utrecht | 48 | Jacob Willemszoon Broeder | |
Harderwijk | 46 | Jacob Wiltschut | |
Haarlem | 46 | Adam van Brederode | |
Zeelandia | 34 | Balthazar van de Voorde | |
Gouden Ster | 36 | Herman Egbertsen Wolff | |
VOC Brack | 18 | ||
VOC Maarseveen | 78 | Jacob de Reus | Burnt |
The 2nd Squadron
Ship | Guns | Captain |
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Hof van Zeeland | 58 | Johan Evertsen |
Klein Hollandia | 54 | Quirijn van den Kerckhoff |
3rd Maas Squadron
Ship | Guns | Captain |
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Groot Hollandia | 68 | Laurens Davidszoon van Convert |
Oosterwijk | 68 | Dirck Schey |
4th Friesland Squadron
Ship | Guns | Captain |
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Sevenwolden | ||
Prinses Albertina | 44 | Hendrik Dirkszoon Bruynsveld |
5th Amsterdam Squadron
Ship | Guns |
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Liefde | 70 [8] |
6th Zeeland Squadron
Ship | Guns | Captain | Notes |
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Vlissingen | 46 | Cornelis Evertsen | |
VOC Oranje | 76 | Bastiaen Censen | Sunk |
Zwanenburg | 30 | Cornelis Kuiper | Burnt |
7th Squadron
Ship | Guns | Captain | Notes |
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Wapen van Nassau | 60 | Dirk Gerritszoon Pomp | [9] |
VOC Huijs te Zwieten | 70 | ||
VOC Delfland | 70 | ||
Hilversum | 62 | Albert Mathijszoon | Captured |
VOC Carolus Quintus | 54 | Captured | |
Elf Steden | 54 | Albert Pieterszoon de Boer | Captured |
VOC Beurs van Amsterdam | 52 | Cornelis Muts | |
VOC Nagelboom | 52 | Boon | Captured |
VOC Mars | 50 | Captured | |
Utrecht | 48 | Burnt | |
Ter Goes | 48 | ||
VOC Geldersche Ruiter | 46 | Evert van Gelder | |
Luijpaert | 48 | Commer Gerritszoon | |
Prins Maurits | 44 | Marinus de Clerq | |
VOC Batavia | 44 | Jan Pieterszoon Onclaer | |
Eendracht | 44 | ||
Zeelandia | 42 | Sijmon Blocq | Captured |
VOC Sphaera Mundi | 41 | ||
Groningen | 40 | ||
Edam | 34 | Jacob Swart | Captured |
Delft | 36 | Jacob van Boshuisen | [10] |
Delft | 36 | Captured [11] | |
Zeeridder | 34 | Jan Willem Marinissen | |
Jonge Prins | 30 | Jan Halfhoorn | Captured |
Dieshouk | 6 | Jan Pietersen Tant | |
Zoutelande | 4 | Willem Hendriksen |
Other Dutch ships
- Koevorden 60 guns [12]
- Coeverden 56 guns [13]
- Drie Helden Davids 50 guns[14]
- Westfriesland 50 guns [15]
- Provincien 48 guns
- Wapen van Zeeland 42 guns[16]
- Schakerloo 30 guns[17]
- De Ruijter 18 guns, captured [18]
- Swanenburg[19]
References
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=873
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=1271
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=995
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=875
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=1246
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=1007
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_battle&id=37
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=875
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_crewman&id=19109
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=1373
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=1364
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=999
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_battle&id=37
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=1239
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=1262
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=1336
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=12080
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_battle&id=37
- ^ http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_battle&id=37
External links
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