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Order of battle at the Battle of Lowestoft

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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 (New Style) 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. 109 English ships, commanded by James Stuart, Duke of York, faced 103 Dutch ships led by Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam. The battle ended in a victory for the English, capturing 17 Dutch ships for the loss of only one ship.

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Dutch fleet

103 ships carrying 4,869 guns and 21,613 men

Partial order of Battle

  • VOC were ships of the [Dutch East India Company]
  • The 1st Amsterdam Squadron

    The 2nd Squadron

    3rd Maas Squadron

    4th Friesland Squadron

    5th Amsterdam Squadron

    6th Zeeland Squadron

    7th Squadron

    Other Dutch ships

  • Koevorden 60 guns
  • Coeverden 56 guns
  • Drie Helden Davids 50 guns
  • Westfriesland 50 guns
  • Provincien 48 guns
  • Wapen van Zeeland 42 guns
  • Schakerloo 30 guns
  • De Ruijter 18 guns, captured
  • Swanenburg
  • References

    Order of battle at the Battle of Lowestoft Wikipedia