Ron van Maanen
De Jonge used for this list the Brieven en papieren overgekomen uit Oost-Indien, Eerste boek, XXX, Ao. 1660. The list dealing with the naval force of the Dutch East Indie Company of her ships, yachts, fluyts and smaller vessels, their measurement in so-called lasten between brackets, available in the Indies or departed for the Netherlands. The ships which could not longer be used on so-called 'zware vaarwateren' (heavy/difficult fairways) were indicated with an asterisk.
Off Batavia
ships Breda* (550) and Oragnie (600).
yachts Mars (200), Bloemendael (100), Koukerken (100), Kath (50), Molucco* (60), Drommedaris* (190), Saphier* (100) and Cleen Batavia* (20).
fluyts Oyevaer (280), Vogelsangh (280), Leerdam (180), 't Hart (180), Cortenhoeff (150), Mees (90), Loenen (90), Hilversum (80), Zeeridder (80), Breukelen (60), Patientie* (240) Coning Davidt* (300).
galliots Zuylen (60), Terboede (60), Nachtglas (50), Eus (45), Appelboom (40), Hammenhiel (40), Charlois* (40) and Botterblom* (40)
frigate 't Wapen van Battavia* (20)
totally 475 lasten
chialoup Kreeft and a lot of large and small warchialoupen
At Amboina, Banda, Ternate, Macassar and Timor
ships 't Hoff van Zeelant (600) and Henriette Louise* (400)
yachts Hasselt (140), Soutelande* (110) and Tortelduyff* (100)
fluyts Coninck van Poolen* (250), Witte Vack* (160) and Pellecaen* (150)
galliots Vinck (80), Wakende boey (70) and Emmeloort (45)
quels Hasewint (15) and Damme (15)
3 war chialoupen at Timor and some in the Eastern territories
At Malacca, Aetchin and the West Coast of Sumatra
yachts De Cabellane (100), 't Calff (160), Goede Hoop (35), der Gapingh* (130), Sluys* (12), Concordia* (120), Hoorn* (100), Cabo Jasques*(100), Rode Leeuw* (100) and Alckmaer* (40).
barken Larentucque (30) and Amsterdam* (60)
totally 3230 lasten
some chialoupen
At Japan, Tayouan, Siam, Canton and Tonckin
ship Nieuw Rotterdam* (450)
yachts Brouwershaven (200), Leeuwinne (200), Terweer (160) and Meliskerken (120)
fluyts Harp (200), Nieupoort (180), Ulisses (280), Spreeuw (120) and Emmenhorn (70)
galliots Urck (60), Rode Vos (30) and Formossa (35)
some chialoupen and other small vessels
At Jamby
galliot Postillon* (50)
2 or small junks for loading and unloading
At Arracan
yachts Maria (60) and Haas* (100)
At Suratte and Persia
yachts Weeso (280) and Goutsblom (270)
fluyts Venenburgh (280), Goerhee (210) and Elburgh (170)
totally 3525 lasten
At Coromandel and Pegu
fluyt Pegu (150)
galliots Narcepour (4), Maegt van Dort (20) and Tayouan* (30)
boat Paleacatte (20
and some other small vessels
At Bengal
yachts Avenhorn (12), Griffioen* (280) and Armuyden* (170)
boyers Ougly (40) and Masulipatnam (40)
At Ceylon and Goa's bhare
yachts Dolphyn (280), Hector (300), Angelier 9200), Goes (220), Vlielant (200), Muyden (200), Schellinck (260), Hercules (270), Achillis (300), T[h]oolen (180), Worcum (180), Domburch (120), Zeehont 9100), Hogelande (90), Schelvisch (90), Snoeck (50), Bantam* (90), Caneelschelder* (80), Gelria* (50), Romeyn* (30) and Mandarsaha* (30)
ships which departed 18 December 1657 and 17 January 1758 towards the Netherlands
Malacca (600), Becroonde Leeuw (600) and N. Enckhuysen (450)
ships which departed 14 December 1658
Amersfoort (500), T Wapen van Amsterdam (500), Provintien (500), Vlissingen (200), Phenicx (400), Zirczee (200), Walvisch (500) and Eliphant (500)
ships which departed 15 January 1659
yachts Naerden (200) and Erasmus (200)
ships which departed 15 December 1659
't Hoff van Hollandt (500), Peerl (600), Princes Royael (600), Prins Willem (600), Dordrecht (400), Groningen (500), Westvrieslandt (600) and Aernhem (500)
sub totally
9850
4375
3230
3525
4230
25210 totally
Laid up and 'gesneuvelde' (literally translated killed) ships in 1659
yacht Zalmander, onderlegger (lighter) at Onrust
yacht Renocer, carpenter vessel at the roads
fluyt 't Witte Paert, grounded on guard off the Ankers river
hulls sold of the ship Banda, yacht Kievit, fluyts Gec. Liefde. Sandyck, Hillegaersberg and Campen
fluyt de Trou, lost in Amboina
frigate Hittove, broken up in Amboina
yacht Jager blown up off Pera
yacht Avondstar lost off Galensbhay [lost 2 July 1659, former British East Indiaman in 1653 captured by the Dutch East India Company off Persia)
yacht Duiff lost in the Bimelepatnams river
yacht Coutchin, still lost at Ceylon
yacht Bul and fluyt Geelmuyden, both missing and believed to lost at sea off the Maccause Eilanden
Source
J.C. de Jonge. Nederlandsche Zeewezen, vol. 2, p. 801-803.
For the Avondstar see for instance www.cf.hum. uva.nl
