Dutch East Indiaman bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1640

Rob, chamber Amsterdam, 200 last, when ready to depart from Texel wrecked in a storm 5 January 1640

Akersloot, yacht, chamber Amsterdam, built 1636 at Amsterdam, 160 last/360 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 17 January 1740, arrived at Batavia 27 July, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, finally laid up at Batavia in 1652

Berkhout, fluyt, chamber Hoorn, built at Hoorn, 400 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 17 January 1640, arrived at Batavia 30 September 1640

Brak, galliot, chamber Enkhuizen, built at Enkhuizen, departed Texel 17 January 1640, arrived at Batavia 30 July 1640, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, wrecked in the river Ganges 10 August 1648

Oranjeboom, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 200 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 17 January 1640, arrived at Batavia 5 August 1640, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, captured by Japanese and Cambodians in 1643, given back and finally at Batavia broken up in 1647

Snoek, yacht, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 560 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 17 January 1640, arrived at Batavia 29 July 1640

Zaaier, fluyt, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 160 last/400 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 17 January 1640, arrived at Batavia 27 August 1640, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, finally laid up in 1650

Amboina, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam 1629, 550 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 19 January 1640, arrived at Batavia 6 August 1640, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, scuttled in the Philippines due to worse condition 9 September 1647

Neptunus, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 200 last, departed Texel 19 January 1640, stayed at Cape of Good Hope 13-20 June, arrived at Batavia 29 August 1640, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, grounded on the coast of Coromandel 3 October 1643

Zeehaan, fluyt, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, departed Texel 19 January 1640, arrived at Cambodja 29 September 1640, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies

Zutphen, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 550 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 19 January 1640, arrived via Surat at Batavia 29 July 1640

Zeelandia, chamber Zealand, built in Zealand 1631, 600 last/1050 metric tons tonnage, departed the Wielingen 20 January 1640, arrived at Batavia 28 July 1640, master Huibrecht Huibrechtsz

Frederik Hendrik, chamber Zealand, built in Zealand 1626, 1100 metric tons tonnage, departed the Wielingen 19 February 1640, arrived at Batavia 26 August 1640, master Aris Arisz

Liefde, fluyt, chamber Zealand, built in Zealand, 500 metric tons tonnage, departed the Wielingen 17 Februaru 1640, arrived at Batavia 26 August 1640, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, finally laid up at Batavia 1658, master Hans Arendsz

Maastricht, 600 metric tons tonnage, chamber Rotterdam, built at Rotterdam, departed Goeree 30 April 1640, arrived at Batavia 30 October 1640

Dolfijn, fluyt, chamber Zealand, 200 metric tons tonnage, departed the Wielingen 2 May 1640, arrived at Batavia 2 January 1641, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, finally laid up at Batavia 1648, master Markus Jansz

Gulden Buis, fluyt, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, departed Texel 3 May 1640 1640, stayed 12-26 February at Mauritius, arrived at Batavia 29 April 1641, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, wrecked south of the isle of Champello, master Gerrit Vinkenburg

Heemstede, fluyt, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 400 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 3 May 1640 1640, arrived at Batavia 17 December 1640; in Daghregister mentioned as yacht

Kievit, yacht, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 100 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 3 May 1640, arrived at Batavia 26 November 1640, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, finally laid up and sold at Batavia 15 February 1659

Salamander, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam 1639, 1000 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 3 May 1640, arrived via Maio Island at Batavia 27 October 1640

Walvis, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam 1639, 1000 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 3 May 1640, arrived via Maio Island and Mauritius at Batavia 30 October 1640

Eendracht, fluyt, chamber Zealand, 200 metric tons tonnage, departed the Wielingen 17 May 1640, arrived at Batavia 3 January 1641, did not return to the Netherlands, finally laid up in 1649, master Adrian Blok

Noordster, chamber Zealand, built in Zealand, 200 metric tons tonnage, departed the Wielingen 17 May 1640, arrived at Batavia 2 January 1641, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, finally laid up in 1649, master Jonathan de Nekker

Spaans Galjoen, chamber Zealand, 600 metric tons tonnage, departed the Wielingen 18 May 1640, wintered at Cape of Good Hope 1640-1641, arrived at Batavia 22 February 1641, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, master Samuel de Butter(1)

Maria de Medici, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 700 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 20 September 1640, wintered at Cape of Good Hope 1640-1641, arrived at Batavia 13 March 1641, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, wrecked south of the Isle of Champello 26 November 1641

Waterhond, yacht, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, departed Texel 20 September 1640, arrived at Batavia 27 March 1641, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, finally laid up in 1648

Amsterdam, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam 1632, 500 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 13 December 1640, arrived at Batavia 7 June 1641

Harderwijk, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 400 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 13 December 1640, stayed April 1641 at Cape of Good Hope, arrived at Batavia 11 June 1641

Petten, fluyt, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 200 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 13 December 1640, arrived at Batavia 14 September 1641, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, finally laid up in the Moluccas in 1652

Uitgeest, fluyt, chamber Amsterdam, built at Amsterdam, 600 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 13 December 1640, arrived at Batavia 20 May 1641, did not return to the Netherlands, served in the Dutch East Indies, served at Onrust until 1653

Breda, chamber Hoorn, built at Hoorn 1637, 1050 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 25 December 1640, arrived at Batavia 12 June 1641

Enkhuizen, chamber Enkhuizen, 550 metric tons tonnage, departed Texel 13 December 1640, arrived at Batavia 19 May 1641

Sources

J.R. Bruijn e.d. Dutch-Asiatic Shipping in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Vol II. Outward-bound voyages from the Netherlands to Asia and the Cape (1595-1794). The Hague, 1979, p. 81-85.

N. Mac Leod. De Oost-Indische Compagnie als zeemogendheid in Azië, 2 vols, 1927.

Archief Staten Generaal no. 12561-86.

Note

1. A prize taken at the battle of Downs in 1639? See for the Spanish prizes my notes on this weblog titled "The Spanish navy at the battle of Downs in 1639 according to a Dutch pamphlet", "What happened with the Spanish ship Gran Alejandro captured at Downs in 1639?" and "Spanish ships captured by the Dutch at the battle off Downs in 1639".