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Thursday, 24 May 2012

List of Dutch privateers of Middelburg, Netherlands in April 1704

Walcheren, captured by the enemy, master Jacob Hage, 40 guns, 6 mortars, 250 men
Parel, at sea, master Willem Credo, 40 guns, 250 men
Eendragt, lost, master H. Huyssen, 34 guns, 180 men
Generaal Coehoorn, at sea, master J.S. Vos, 32 guns, 6 mortars, 200 men
Koning Karel, at sea, master G. van der Port, 30 guns, 200 men
Groote Rooseboom, at sea, master Pieter Borrens, 32 guns, 6 mortars, 200 men
Getergde Leeuw, lost, master Abraham Meneere, 30 guns. 180 men
Koningin Maria, at sea, master Andries Muijsters, 30 guns, 6 mortars, 180 men
Seven Provintien, at sea, master Salomon Reynders, 26 guns, 6 mortars, 180 men
Hoop, at sea, Jan van de Wijke. 26 guns, 6 guns, 150 men
Faam, at the quay, master Samson Perrard, 24 guns, 150 men
Vliegende Faam, at sea, master Louwijs van Meer, 24 guns, 180 men
Gouden Appel, merchant ship, master C. Boekhaart, 22 guns, 156 men
Anna Catharina, at sea, master N. Nose, 20 guns, 130 men
Klaverblad, lost, master N. Clooster, 20 guns, 135 men
Prins Eugenius, captured by the enemy, master Gilles den Haan, 20 guns, 130 men
Kleyne Rooseboom, lost, master Pieter Gerritsen, 20 guns, 140 men
Orangjen Boom, captured by the enemy, master Pieter Hamers, 10 guns, 90 men
La Fortuyne, captured by the enemy, master Noë Cateau, 10 guns, 80 men
De Dry Gesusters, captured by the enemy, master Pieter Brist, 10 guns, 80 men
Asia, captured by the enemy, master Adriaan Boudewijns, 8 guns. 70 men
Rooseknop, sold to the government, 6 guns, 60 men
Totally 22 ships armed with 514 guns and with 3,361 men.
Four ships were being fitted out at Middelburg as privateers, so totally for Middelburg 26 privateers.

Source
Family Archive Verheye van Citters inv.no. 30.2 (Rijksarchief Zeeland, Middelburg).