From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Admiralty of Rotterdam
Admiralty of Rotterdam
Rotterdam,
The Admiralty of Rotterdam also called the Admiralty of It was demolished in 1884 (the remains of a gate with the
Maze,
de Maze was one of the five Admiralties in the Dutch coat of arms can be seen in the collection of the Rijksmu-
Republic. seum in Amsterdam.
History
The ’s-Landswerf in Rotterdam
Map of the Haringvliet in 1652
Since the end of the sixteenth century the Admiralty
had also owned the ’s-Landswerf, an arsenal and ware-
It was set up in 1574 during the Dutch Revolt, when (after
house at the northeastern corner of the Nieuwehaven,
the Capture of Brielle) William I of Orange’s supporters
which was demolished and rebuilt on the same site in
decided to pool their naval resources at Rotterdam. After
1660, then extended in 1662 with a second arsenal ac-
a number of reorganisations designed with fostering co-
cessed by a very broad entrance opposite the east gate. In
operation between the Admiralties, the structure of the
the second half of the seventeenth century the Nieuwe-
five Admiralties was determined and defined via a 1597
haven was extended to the Buizengat, leading the ’s-
decision of the States-General of the Netherlands. The
Landswerf to be moved to the Buizengat’s south bank in
Admiralty had branches for equipping warships, protect-
or after 1689. In 1701, a part of the complex on Groenen-
ing overseas trade and traffic on the sea and rivers, col-
daal was destroyed by fire. The rebuilding of the affected
lecting taxes, and jurisdiction over loot and price setting.
wing was commemorated with a foundation stone laid by
This situation remained in place until the admiralties
Diderik Hogendorp. In the 18th century the second arse-
were disestablished in 1795.
nal was closed and modernised by the architect Jan Giu-
This, the oldest of the admiralties, was based in the
dici. G. D. Wijckerheld Bisdom laid its first stone on 8 May
Prinsenhof (Rotterdam), the former Saint Agnathakloost-
1783.
er, at Botersloot. In the former monastery’s brewery was
Through all these expansions at a large rectangular
built an artilleriehuis, and also within the complex an Ad-
building gradually arose. In 1823, the second arsenal was
miralty prison was built. In 1644 the Prinsenhof was de-
re-organized for the corps of mariners. In 1846, the corps
molished for the construction of Nieuwemarkt, with the
disappeared and in 1868 returned. In 1849 the navy yard
Admiralty moving to the north-west corner of Haringvli-
(Marinewerf), as the complex was called after the Admi-
et. The artilleriehuis was, however, spared due to its non-
ralties were dissolved in 1795, closed. This last building
central position, on the Prinsenhofterrein by the end of
was re-organized in 1855 as a Rijksentrepot.
the Huibrug, but was demolished and rebuilt in 1759,
Near to the many sites relating to the Admiralty may
probably using stone from the demolished late 16th cen-
be seen a lijnbaan (touwslagersstraat, or rope-making fac-
tury frontage of the Admiralty building. One of these
tory) with accompanying buildings at the Lagendijk just
stones shows the Admiralty’s arms, with the crossed an-
outside the Oostpoort. These were set up in 1697 and
chors and an abbreviation of its motto Pugno Pro Patria ("I
were 265 metres long and 10 metres wide, and in service
fight for the fatherland").
until 1847.
The Admiralty’s new 1644 building, the Admiraliteit-
shof (with its name recalling that of the Prinsenhof), was
an imposing classical building, with a facade showing the
coat of arms, and a square plan centred on a courtyard.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Admiralty of Rotterdam
Fleet-guardians (vlootvoogden) Ships of the line:
De Zeven Provinciën 80 (vlaggeschip der vloot, luitenant-
Well-known fleet-guardians (vlootvoogden) of the Rotter- admiraal-generaal Michiel de Ruyter, vlaggekapiteins
dam Admiralty include: Gerard Callenburgh en Pieter de Liefde)
• Almonde, Philps van: luitenant-commandeur (1665); Delft 62 (Philips van Almonde)
schout-bij-nacht (1673) Ridderschap 64 (Eland du Bois)
• Brakel, Jan van: viceadmiraal (1688) Voorzichtigheid 84 (Jan van Brakel)
• Callenburgh, Gerard: viceadmiraal (1692) Gelderland 63 (waarnemend schout-bij-nacht Cornelis de
• Dorp, Phillips van: raadslid (1642) Liefde, dodelijk gewond)
• Ghent, Willem Joseph: Vrijheid 80 (viceadmiraal Jan Evertszoon de Liefde, ges-
• Kortenaer, Egbert Bartholomeusz: luitenant- neuveld)
commandeur (1653); viceadmiraal (1659); luitenant- Eendracht 72 (luitenant-admiraal Aert Jansse van Nes)
admiraal (1665) Maagd van Dordrecht 68 (viceadmiraal Jan Jansse van Nes)
• Liefde, Cornelis de: Dordrecht 44 (Frans van Nijdek)
• Liefde, Johan de: viceadmiraal (1666) Zeelandia 42 (Simon van Panhuis)
• Liefde, Pieter de: Schieland 58 (Adriaan Poort)
• Kerseboom, Laurens: Wassenaer 59 (Barend Rees)
• Neck, Jacob van: luitenant-admiraal (?) Frigates:
• Nes, Aert Jansz van: schout-bij-nacht (1662); Schiedam 20 (Cornelis van der Hoevensoon)
viceadmiraal (1665); luitenant-admiraal (1666) Utrecht 34 (Jan Snellensoon)
• Nes, Cornelis Jansz van: Rotterdam 30 (Jacob Pieterszoon Swart)
• Nes de jongere, Jan Jacobsz van: Harderwijk 24 (MozesWichmansoon)
• Nes de oudere, Jan Jacobsz van: Adviesjachten:
• Nes, Jan Jansz van: schout-bij-nacht (1666); Hoop 6 (Isaac Anteuniszoon van Anten)
viceadmiraal (1673) Rotterdam 6 (Wijnand van Meurs)
• Schepers, Willem Bastiaensz: luitenant-admiraal Branders:
(1692) Sint Pieter (Gerrit Halfkaag)
• Tromp, Cornelisz: luitenant-admiraal (1665) Jisper Kerk 4 (Lens Harmenszoon)
• Tromp, Maarten Harpertsz: luitenant-admiraal (1637) Blackmoor 4 (Abraham van Koperen)
• Wassenaer-Obdam, Jacob van: luitenant-admiraal Maria 4 (Dirk de Munnik)
)1653) Eenhoorn (Willem de Rave)
• Wassenaer Duivenvoorde, Jacob van: luitenant- Louise 4 (Jan Daniëlszoon van Rijn)
admiraal (?)
• With, Witte de: vlaggen-kapitein (1622); viceadmiraal
(1626)
Source
• This page is a translation of its Dutch equivalent.
Battle of Texel
In the 1673 Battle of Texel, the last big battle of the Third
External links
Anglo-Dutch War, the Admiralty of Rotterdam provided • (Dutch) Admiraliteit van de Maeze
the following ships and captains:
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