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Battle of Kentish Knock

Slag bij de Hoofden

Battle of the Zealand Approaches

28^th September 1652 (1652/10/08 NS)
Part of : The First Anglo-Dutch War (1652 - 1654)
Previous action : Battle of Elba 28.8.1652
Next action : Battle of Dungeness 30.11.1652


Dutch Republic

Dutch Fleet, Witte Corneliszoon de WithDutch Naval Sailor Service 1599-1658
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Prins Willem (40) 1650-1662 Dutch 40 Gun Merchant East Indiaman		Fleet Flagship
Name : Vrede (44) 1650-1667 Dutch 44 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	Gideon de WildtDutch Naval Sailor	Squadron Flagship
Name : Prinses Louise (40) 1647-1674 Dutch 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship 1673 Renamed "Louise"	Jan Evertszoon de LiefdeDutch Naval Sailor Service 1636-1673	Squadron Flagship
Name : Breda (34) 1637-1659 Dutch 34 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Adriaan BruynsveldDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1658	Squadron Flagship
Name : Westergo (34) 1652-1653 Dutch 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship	Tijmen ClaeszoonDutch Naval Sailor	Squadron Flagship
Name : Kampen (54) 1652-1677 Dutch 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	Joris van der ZaenDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1653
Name : Brederode (54) 1644-1658 Dutch 54 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Abel Roelantszoon VerboomDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Ter Goes (48) 1641-1665 Dutch 48 Gun 4th Rate Ship
Name : Henrietta Louise (48) 1635-1664 Dutch 48 Gun Merchant East Indiaman	Michiel Adriaenszoon de RuyterDutch Naval Sailor Service 1607-1676
Name : Vrijheid (46) 1651-1676 Dutch 46 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Augustin BalckDutch Naval Sailor Service 1553-1653
Name : Aartsengel Michael (40) 1652-1654 Dutch 40 Gun Hired Fluit	Emmanuel van ZalingenDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Groningen (40) 1641-1666 Dutch 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship	Abraham van der HulstDutch Naval Sailor Service 1636-1736
Name : Vogelstruis (40) 1640-1653 Dutch 40 Gun Merchant Ship	Douwe AukesDutch Naval Sailor Service 1603-1703	Hired East-Indiaman
Name : Vrede (40) 1641-1654 Dutch 40 Gun Merchant Ship		Hired Merchantman
Name : Prins te Paard (38) 1652-1653 Dutch 38 Gun Hired Ship	Corstiaen de MunnickDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Drie Koningen (36) 1652-1653 Dutch 36 Gun Hired Ship	Lucas AlbertszoonDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Wapen van Enkhuizen (34) 1645-1655 Dutch 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship	Cornelis Maartenszoon TrompDutch Naval Sailor Service 1629-1691
Name : Zeelandia (34) 1643-1677 Dutch 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	Nicolaes MarreveltDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1702
Name : Burg van Alkmaar (30) 1638-1652 Dutch 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Gerrit NobelDutch Naval Sailor	Exploded
Name : Gorcum (30) 1639-1671 Dutch 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Jan Jacobszoon van NesDutch Naval Sailor , Willem Adriaanszoon WarmontDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Graaf Willem (30) 1641-1653 Dutch 30 Gun 4th Rate Ship	Jan Gideonszoon VerburghDutch Naval Sailor Service 1603-1703
Name : Maria (30) 1652-1652 Dutch 30 Gun Hired Ship	Claes ZaelDutch Naval Sailor	Captured
Name : Amsterdam (30) 1644-1653 Dutch 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Adriaen Nicolaeszoon KempenDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Faam (30) 1652-1653 Dutch 30 Gun Hired Ship	Cornelis LonckeDutch Naval Sailor	Hired Merchantman
Name : Haes in 't Veld (30) 1652-1652 Dutch 30 Gun Hired Fluit	Leendert den HaenDutch Naval Sailor	Hired Merchantman
Name : Frisia (30) 1650-1653 Dutch 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship
Name : Sint Pieter (28) 1652-1654 Dutch 28 Gun Hired Fluit	Jan Janszoon van der ValckDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1702
Name : Gelderland (28) 1651-1653 Dutch 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Cornelis van VelsenDutch Naval Sailor Service 1553-1653
Name : Gouda (28) 1642-1653 Dutch 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Jan Egberszoon OomsDutch Naval Sailor Service 1603-1703
Name : Leiden (28) 1647-1666 Dutch 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Cornelis HoolaDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Gouden Ster (30) 1644-1677 Dutch 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Jacob Pauluszoon CortDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Zutphen (36) 1628-1665 Dutch 36 Gun 4th Rate Ship	Jan UijttenhoutDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Witte Lam (28) 1652-1652 Dutch 28 Gun Hired Ship	Cornelis van HoutenDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1702	Hired Merchantman
Name : Arke Trojane (28) 1652-1653 Dutch 28 Gun Hired Ship	Abraham van CampenDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1653	Hired Merchantman
Name : Sint Francisco (28) 1652-1653 Dutch 28 Gun Hired Ship		Hired Merchantman
Name : Zeeuwsche Leeuw (28) 1637-1653 Dutch 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Cornelis EvertsenDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Maagd van Enkhuizen (28) 1645-1659 Dutch 28 Gun 4th Rate Ship	Gerrit FemssenDutch Naval Sailor	Hired Merchantman
Name : Prins Maurits (28) 1651-1653 Dutch 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Cornelis Pieterszoon TaenmanDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Vos (28) 1639-1653 Dutch 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship		Fireship
Name : Liefde (26) 1652-1654 Dutch 26 Gun Hired Ship	Joost Bankert de JongeDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1653	Hired Merchantman
Name : Zeeridder (26) 1640-1667 Dutch 26 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Gillis JanszoonDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Sint Jan (26) 1652-1653 Dutch 26 Gun 6th Rate Ship	Laurens PensierDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Sandenburg (26) 1638-1653 Dutch 26 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Pieter GorcumDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Kasteel van Medemblik (26) 1640-1666 Dutch 26 Gun 5th Rate Ship
Name : Hollandsche Tuin (24) 1652-1657 Dutch 24 Gun Hired Ship	Hillebrand JeroenszoonDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Gouden Leeuw (24) 1652-1653 Dutch 24 Gun Hired Ship	Gilles Thijssen CampenDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Monnikendam (24) 1640-1659 Dutch 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship	Pieter FloriszoonDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1658
Name : Hector van Troje (24) 1652-1652 Dutch 24 Gun Hired Ship	Reiner SekemaDutch Naval Sailor
Name : Haes (20) 1652-1653 Dutch 20 Gun Hired Ship	Johannes MichielszoonDutch Naval Sailor Service 1602-1653
Name : Eenhoorn 1652-1652 Dutch Unrated Fireship		Fireship
Name : Graf Sonderlandr 1652-1652 Dutch Unrated Fireship		Fireship
Name : Vergulde Buys 1652-1652 Dutch Unrated Fireship		Fireship

Commonwealth of England

English Fleet, Robert BlakeBritish Naval Sailor Soldier Service 1649-1657
Ship Name	Commander	Notes
Name : Resolution (64) 1641-1661 British 64 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1649 Renamed "Resolution" 1660 Renamed "Royal Prince"	William WildeyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1646-1690	Fleet Flagship
Name : James (48) 1634-1682 British 48 Gun 2nd Rate Great Ship 1660 Renamed "Old James"	William PennBritish Naval Sailor Service 1644-1670	Squadron Flagship
Name : Andrew (52) 1622-1666 British 52 Gun 2nd Rate Great Ship 1650 Renamed "Andrew" 1660 Renamed "Saint Andrew"	Edward HallBritish Naval Sailor Service 1644-1652	Squadron Flagship
Name : Sovereign of the Seas (102) 1637-1660 British 102 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line	Nicholas ReedBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652
Name : Vanguard (56) 1631-1667 British 56 Gun 2nd Rate Great Ship	Richard HaddockBritish Naval Sailor Service 1643-1652
Name : Speaker (50) 1650-1687 British 50 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1660 Renamed "Mary"	John CoppinBritish Naval Sailor Service 1644-1666
Name : Richard and Martha (46) 1652-1666 British 46 Gun Hired Ship	Eustace SmithBritish Naval Sailor Service 1644-1660	Hired Merchantman
Name : Laurel (46) 1651-1657 British 46 Gun 4th Rate Ship	John TaylorBritish Naval Sailor Service 1651-1653
Name : Triumph (60) 1623-1688 British 60 Gun 2nd Rate Great Ship	Benjamin BlakeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1649-1657
Name : Ruby (42) 1652-1708 British 42 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	John LambertBritish Naval Sailor Service 1643-1659 , Anthony HouldingBritish Naval Sailor Service 1650-1654
Name : Diamond (42) 1652-1693 British 42 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	Roger MartinBritish Naval Sailor Service 1644-1654
Name : Lion (40) 1640-1658 British 40 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line	Charles SaltonstallBritish Naval Sailor Service 1650-1652 , Andrew BallBritish Naval Sailor Service 1648-1653
Name : London (40) 1650-1653 British 40 Gun Hired Ship	John StevensBritish Naval Sailor Service 1642-1653	Hired merchantman
Name : Convertine (40) 1650-1666 British 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	John HoldenBritish Naval Sailor Service 1651-1652
Name : Assurance (40) 1646-1698 British 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	Benjamin BlakeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1649-1657
Name : Lisbon Merchant (38) 1652-1653 British 38 Gun Hired Ship	Simon BaileyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1653	Hired Merchantman
Name : Dragon (38) 1647-1690 British 38 Gun 4th Rate Ship	John StokesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1649-1665
Name : Anthony Bonaventure (36) 1646-1652 British 36 Gun Hired Ship	Walter HoxtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1650-1652	Hired Merchantman
Name : Hound (36) 1652-1660 British 36 Gun 4th Rate Ship	John GoldingBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1665
Name : Assistance (34) 1650-1687 British 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	John BourneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1650-1678
Name : Hercules (34) 1643-1652 British 34 Gun Hired Ship	Zachary BrowneBritish Naval Sailor Merchant Sailor Service 1649-1666	Hired Merchantman
Name : President (34) 1650-1663 British 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship 1660 Renamed "Bonaventure"	Anthony YoungBritish Naval Sailor Service 1647-1674
Name : Foresight (34) 1650-1698 British 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	Samuel HowettBritish Naval Sailor Service 1645-1654
Name : Nonsuch (34) 1646-1664 British 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship	John MildmayBritish Naval Sailor Service 1645-1653
Name : Portsmouth (34) 1649-1689 British 34 Gun 4th Rate Frigate	William BrandleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1647-1653
Name : Pelican (34) 1650-1656 British 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship	Joseph JordanBritish Naval Sailor Service 1642-1672
Name : Advice (34) 1650-1698 British 34 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	George DakinsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1648-1660
Name : Old President (34) 1646-1656 British 34 Gun 5th Rate Ship 1650 Renamed "Old President"	Thomas SparlingBritish Naval Sailor Service 1650-1660
Name : Waterhound (32) 1652-1656 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Ship	John GoldingBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1665 , Giles ShelleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1665
Name : Convert (32) 1652-1661 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Stephen RoseBritish Naval Sailor Service 1649-1653
Name : Mary Flyboat (32) 1650-1657 British 32 Gun 4th Rate Ship	William KendallBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1655
Name : Exchange (30) 1649-1654 British 30 Gun Hired Ship	Henry TeddemanBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1666	Hired Merchantman
Name : Nightingale (30) 1651-1674 British 30 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Jacob ReynoldsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1648-1666
Name : Guinea (30) 1649-1667 British 30 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line	Edmond CurtisBritish Naval Sailor Service 1650-1660
Name : Culpepper (30) 1652-1654 British 30 Gun Hired Ship	John GibbsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1630-1653
Name : Garland (30) 1620-1652 British 30 Gun 3rd Rate Middling Ship	Richard BattenBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652
Name : Cullen (28) 1652-1656 British 28 Gun Hired Ship	Thomas GilbertBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1656	Hired Merchantman
Name : Prudent Mary (28) 1652-1672 British 28 Gun Hired Ship	Benjamin SalmonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1653	Hired Merchantman
Name : Falmouth (28) 1652-1658 British 28 Gun 5th Rate Ship	John JefferiesBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1666 , Richard NealeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1665
Name : Advantage (26) 1652-1655 British 26 Gun 5th Rate Galley	William BeckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1653
Name : Martha (25) 1652-1653 British 25 Gun Hired Ship	Stephen JayBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1653	Hired Merchantman
Name : Golden Dove (24) 1650-1652 British 24 Gun Hired Ship	Henry ToopeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1645-1653	Hired Merchantman
Name : Acorn (22) 1652-1654 British 22 Gun Hired Ship		Hired Merchantman
Name : Pearl (22) 1651-1697 British 22 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Roger CuttanceBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1666
Name : Sampson (22) 1652-1653 British 22 Gun 5th Rate Ship
Name : Old Warwick (22) 1643-1660 British 22 Gun 5th Rate Ship 1650 Renamed "Old Warwick"	William GodfreyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1673
Name : Cygnet (18) 1643-1654 British 18 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Philip HollandBritish Naval Sailor Service 1651-1666
Name : Gift (16) 1652-1652 British 16 Gun Hired Pink		Hired Merchantman
Name : Paradox (14) 1649-1668 British 14 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Anthony ArcherBritish Naval Sailor Service 1651-1665
Name : Greyhound (12) 1636-1656 British 12 Gun 5th Rate Ship	Henry SouthwoodBritish Naval Sailor Service 1650-1666
Name : Renown (10) 1651-1654 British 10 Gun Unrated Fireship	Nathaniel MeadBritish Naval Sailor Service 1652-1653

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Posted by James Bender on Wednesday 7th of October 2015 14:50

The smaller ship Ter Goes was commanded by Cornelis Kuiper (or Cuiper). This ship carried 26 guns.
My best list of Dutch fireships at the battle:
1. Eenhoorn Captain Laurens Josiaszoon
2. Vale Haan Pieter Marcuszoon
3. Graaf Sonderlandt Hendrik Janszoon
4. Vergulde Buys Ary Corneliszoon
5. Amsterdam Dirck Dirckszoon
6. Hoop Captain Schoonevelt
7. Vos Jan Jacobszoon
8. Gekroonde Liefde Jacob Hermanszoon Visscher
9. Hoop Thomas Janszoon van Dyk
10. Oranjeboom Leendert Arentszoon de Jager

Posted by James Bender on Wednesday 7th of October 2015 14:42

While the Dutch list is generally good, there are errors. The Prins Willem carried 56 guns at the battle. You are missing the Henriette Louise (or Prinses Louise), which carried 48 guns and was Michiel De Ruyter's flagship in the battle. There are ships listed that were in the Mediterranean Sea at this date, such as the Groot Zutphen, Ter Goes, and the Maeght van Enkhuizen (Cornelis Tromp). Augustijn Balck commanded the Vrijheid by the battle. Abraham van der Hulst commanded the Groningen.

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