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This is a list of Dutch (the United Provinces of the Netherlands) ships of the line, or sailing warships which formed the Dutch battlefleet.It covers ships built from about 1623 (there are few reliable records of individual earlier warships) until the creation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in March 1815, including the period of the French-controlled Batavian Republic, nominal Kingdom of ...
The Dutch Republic went into decline after 1713, and in the late 18th century its navy was no longer a match for the French and even less for the British navy.An ambitious shipbuilding program in 1780 could not prevent the disastrous Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–1784); the Dutch agreed to allow British ships free passage throughout the East Indies in the Treaty of Paris which ended the war.
17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; ... Pages in category "17th-century ships" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Klein Hollandia (1656 - 24 March 1672) was a Dutch warship owned by the Admiralty of Rotterdam, the military body helping governing the Dutch navy.The ship was involved in multiple key naval battles: the Battle of the Sound off Copenhagen in the Second Northern War on 29 October 1658 and all major naval battles of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Eendragt was the more common spelling in the 17th century; Eendracht is the modern Dutch standard spelling. Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp had for many years insisted on the construction of a new flagship to replace the Brederode, which was too lightly armed with only 56 guns.
The Council of War on board ' De Zeven Provinciën ', 10 June 1666, by Willem van de Velde the Elder. The ship served as Admiral Michiel de Ruyter's flagship during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, taking part in the Dutch victory at the Four Days Fight and the defeat at the St. James's Day Battle, and acting as a command post as well as blockading the River Thames during the Raid on the Medway.
The Netherlands navy was involved in several wars against other European powers from the late 16th century, initially for independence against Spain in European waters, later for shipping lanes, trade and colonies in many parts of the world, notably during the Anglo-Dutch Wars. During the 17th century the Dutch States Navy was one of the most ...
Eendragt was the more common spelling in the 17th century; Eendracht is the modern Dutch standard spelling. Eeendracht was built from 1665 to 1666 for the Maas Admiralty, one of the five naval forces of the Dutch Republic, as a replacement for the earlier ship of the same name that had been sunk in June 1665 at the Battle of Lowestoft.