Order of battle at the Battle of Lowestoft


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 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. 95 English ships, commanded by James Stuart, Duke of York, faced 107 Dutch ships led by Jacob van Wassenaer, Baron Obdam. The battle ended in a victory for the English, capturing 9 Dutch ships and sinking 8 others, for the loss of only one ship.

British fleet

Although the fleet list dated 10 May names 109 vessels of the 6th Rate and above, 19 had been detached for other duties before the battle, while 5 previously unlisted vessels had arrived. Thus there were 95 ships at the commencement of the battle. 5 of the detached vessels rejoined the fleet during the battle, bringing the total to exactly 100 ships. This total included 24 hired merchantmen.

The White Squadron

The White Squadron was under Prince Rupert - his flagship being the Royal James.

The Red Squadron

The Red Squadron was under the Duke of York - his flagship being the Royal Charles.

The Blue Squadron

The Blue Squadron was under Earl of Sandwich - his flagship being the Royal Prince.
Of the ships which had been on the 10 May fleet list but had been detached, the merchantman Good Hope had been captured by the Dutch on 20 May, the Merlin was in the Thames, the Coventry and Lizard were at Portsmouth, the Little Mary at Plymouth, the Paradox at Scilly, the merchantman Maryland was in Harwich, the Success in Lowestoft, the Speedwell at Newcastle, the Little Gift in Ireland and the Truelove in the Downs. Three more were engaged in scouting - the Paul, Hector and Blackamoor. None of these was larger than 5th Rate.

Dutch fleet

The Dutch fleet comprised 107 ships carrying 4,864 guns and 21,613 men. Of these 107 ships, 81 were ships of the line from the five Dutch Admiralties, while 11 were hired merchantmen from the Dutch East India Company, indicated by "VOC" in the lists below. There were also 9 frigates and 6 three-mast yachts. The Admiralty to which a ship belonged as indicated by a letter in parenthesis preceding the name:
No attempt can be made to indicate order of battle as the Dutch had not adopted the line-ahead system at this date, but the ships are indicated by squadron, within each of which the order of precedence is given, with the ships of the admiral, vice-admiral and rear-admiral listed first.

Squadron Command ships

SquadronSquadron CommanderFlagshipGunsRef
1st Lieutenant-Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer ObdamEendracht72
2nd Lieutenant-Admiral Johan EvertsenHof van Zeeland58
3rd Lieutenant-Admiral Egbert Bartholomeusz KortenaerGroot Hollandia68
4th Lieutenant-Admiral Auke StellingwerfZevenwolden58
5th Vice-Admiral Cornelis TrompLiefde70
6th Vice-Admiral Cornelis Evertsen the ElderVlissingen46
7th Vice-Admiral Volckert SchramWapen van Nassau60

The 1st (Amsterdam) Squadron

ShipGunsCommanderNotes
Eendracht72Jacob van Wassenaer, Baron ObdamSunk by magazine explosion
Amsterdam54Vice-Adm Abraham van der Hulst
Huis Tijdverdrijf58SbN Albert Klaaszoon Graeff
Huis te Kruiningen58Jacob Andrieszoon Swart
Vrijheid50Jan van Amstel
Landman44Hugo van Nieuwenhof
Vrede40Hendrik Gotskens
Stad Gouda48Otto van Treslong
Dom van Utrecht48Jacob Willemszoon Broeder
Harderwijk46Jacob Wiltschut
Haarlem46Adam van Brederode
Zeelandia34Balthazar van de Voorde
Gouden Ster36Herman Egbertszoon Wolff
Brack18Gerrit Polanen
VOC Maarseveen78Jan Jacobszoon de ReusBurnt by fireship

The 2nd (Zeeland) Squadron

ShipGunsCaptainNotes
Hof van Zeeland58Johan Evertsen
Klein Hollandia54SbN Jan de Liefde
Utrecht50Cornelis Evertsen the YoungerBurnt
Middleburg46Jacon Adriaanszoon Pens
Wapen van Zeeland36Bastiaan Tuyneman-
Delft34Jan BanckertCaptured by HMS Leopard & Breda
Zeelandia34Simon BlokCaptured by HMS Centurion
Schakerloo29Jan Krijnssen-
Prins Maurits53Marinus de Clercq
Dordrecht46Jacob Cleydyck
Wapen van Utrecht36Christiaan Eldertsen
Delft36Jacob van Boshuisen
Schiedam25Adriaan Solderwagen
VOC Oranje76Bastiaan SentenSunk
Lapende Hert 8Pieter Wijnbergen
Dieshouk 6Jan Pieterszoon Tant

The 3rd (Maas) Squadron

ShipGunsCaptainNotes
Groot Hollandia68Laurens Davidszoon van Convert
Oosterwijk68Vice-Adm Dirck Schey
Stavoren48Vice-Adm Nicolaas Marrevelt
Hilversum58Albert MathijszoonCaptured by HMS Bristol
Zuiderhuis50Joost Verschuur
Doesburg48Ysbrandt de Vries
Vereenigte Provincien48Cornelis van Hogenhoeck
Duivenvoorde48Hendrik van Tholl
Wakende Boei48Anthony de Martre
Ter Goes46Gebrant BoesSunk by fireship
Harderin38Lieuwe van Hasevelt
Maagd van Enkhuizen38Johannes van der Mars
Overijssel36Jan van Blankenburch
VOC Delfland70Jeuriaan Jeuriaanse Pod
VOC Sphera Mundi41Apolonia Poel

The 4th (Friesland) Squadron

ShipGunsCaptainNotes
Zevenwolden58Lieut-Adm Auke Stellingwerf
Groningen40Vice-Admiraal Rudolf Coenders
Prinses Albertina52SbN Hendrik Dirkszoon Bruynsveld
Oostergo68Allart Piersen de Boer
Elf Steden54Tjerk Hiddes de Vries
Westergo52Jan Janszoon Vijselaar
Omlandia44Cornelis Allartszoon Oostrum
Klein Frisia40Wytse Beyma
Postillon van Smirna40Barend Hiddes de Vries
Hollandia40Joost Michielszoon
Phesant38Jacob Pieteys
Ijlst36Willem Codde van der Burgh
VOC Huis te Zwieten70Cornelis Crijnssen de Rechter
VOC Mars50Heyn Klaaszoon KatCaptured by HMS Assurance
VOC Ruijter18Jan de VogelCaptured

The 5th (Amsterdam) Squadron

ShipGunsCaptainNotes
Liefde70Vice-Adm Cornelis Tromp
Koevorden56Gilles Thijssen Campen
Kampen48Pieter Salomonszoon
Luijpaard58Kommer Gerritszoon
Stad en Lande56Jan de Haan
Tromp48Adriaan van Rheede
Huis te Jaarsveld48Thomas Fabritius
Raadhuis van Haarlem48Jan Adelaar
Groningen48Pieter Janszoon Uyttenhout
Zon48Hendrik van Vollenhoven
Wapen van Edam38Cornelis Gerritszoon BurgerCaptured
Schager Roos38Joosten Smient
Asperen36Adriaan van Veen
Vollenhoven30Hendrik Haeckroy
Fortuin14Laurens Bruyn
Prinses Roijaal40Adriaan Teding van Berkhout
VOC Nieuw Batavia''50Jan Pieterszoon Onclaer

The 6th (Zeeland) Squadron

ShipGunsCaptainNotes
Vlissingen46Vice-Adm Cornelis Evertsen
Kampveere46SbN Adriaan Banckert
Drie Helden Davids50Pieter Bronsaart
Dordrecht'46Adriaan de Haaze
Zeeridder34Jan Willem Marinissen
Goes30Adriaan van Cruiningen
Zwanenburg30Cornelis KuiperBurnt by fireship
Visschers Harder26Jan Adriaanszoon Blankert
Westcappel24Marinus Loncke
Visscher16Simon Loncke
Stad Utrecht48Jacob Oudart
Rotterdam45Cryn Cerckhoven
Vrede40Laurens van Heemskerck
Gorinchem36Jacob van der Cam
Briel21Frans van Nijdek
Swol20Jacob Simonszoon de Witt
Zouteland 4Willem Hendrikszoon van der Veere
Hazewinthont'' 3Andries Pietersen

The 7th (Noorderkwartier) Squadron

ShipGunsCaptainNotes
Wapen van Nassau60Dirk Gerritszoon Pomp
Eendracht44SbN Frederick Stachouwer
Wapen van Medemblik46Adriaan Houttuin
Gelderland56Cornelis Jaconszoon de Boer
Hollandse Tuin56Beberen
Jozua50Cornelis Slordt
Westfriesland50Jacob Bruynings
Jupiter44Huysman
Jonge Prins36Jan HalfhoornCaptured by HMS Martin Galley
Eenhoorn30Cornelis Victol
Hoorn30Klaas Valchen
VOC Carolus Quintus54Joris KuitenCaptured by HMS Plymouth
VOC Nagelboom52BoonCaptured by HMS Colchester
VOC Beurs van Amsterdam52Cornelis Muts
VOC Agatha32Gerrit Klaaszoon Posthoorn

Other Dutch ships

Four ships were left behind in the Texel when the fleet sailed on 23/24 May, due to shortage of men. These were the Amsterdam Admiralty's Zuiphen, Groot Harder, Leiden and Kat.