Names of Ships in the VOC between 1595 and 1650

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2006 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 02Oct06

Names grouped by type of ship, then type of name

Dutch East Indianmen

Ships Named for Cities & Regions in the Netherlands

Ships Named for Foreign Countries & Cities

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
's GravenhageE1628, 1634
's HertogenboschE1632, 1637, 1640
AlkmaarE1601
AlkmaarE1620, 1625
AmsterdamE1595
AmsterdamE1598, 1603, 1623
AmsterdamE1600
AmsterdamE1601
AmsterdamE1605, 1607, 1619
AmsterdamE1632, 1634, 1636, 1639, 1640, 1643
ArnemuidenE1621
AssendelftE1628
BommelE1626
BredaE1638, 1640, 1643, 1645, 1649
BrouwershavenE1627
BurenE1628
DelftE1600
DelftE1607, 1613, 1618, 1620, 1623
DelftE1642, 1646, 1649
DeventerE1629
DiemenE1626
DordrechtE1600
DordrechtE1603, 1618, 1624, 1628
DordrechtE1620
DordrechtE1626aka Maagd van Dordrecht 'virgin of Dordrecht'
EendrachtE1602, 1605, 1615
EendrachtE1616, 1619, 1623
EnkhuizenE1614
EnkhuizenE1618, 1636, 1638, 1640, 1644, 1647, 1649
Geünieerde ProvinciënE1603, 1607, 1612'united provinces'
Geünieerde ProvinciënE1605'united provinces'
GelderlandE1598, 1601, 1603, 1606, 1607
GelderlandE1611
GoudaE1604, 1606, 1610, 1620, 1624
GroningenE1620
HaarlemE1600
HaarlemE1636, 1639, 1643
HaarlemE1646
Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
AmboinaE1629, 1634, 1638, 1640
BandaE1606, 1611
BandaE1633, 1636, 1638, 1645
BandaE1642
BataviaE1628
CeylonE1606, 1610, 1611
ChinaE1606
Eiland MauritiusE1643
Maagd van EnkhuizenE1602'virgin of Enkhuizen'
MalakkaE1643, 1645, 1648, 1649
MauritiusE1595, 1598, 1599
MauritiusE1598, 1602, 1605
MauritiusE1612, 1613, 1618, 1619
MauritiusE1621
MauritiusE1623

Miscellaneous Names

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
DiamantE1648'diamond'
Hollandse TuinE1602'Dutch garden'
LangebarkE1598, 1601'long bark' ?
Spaans GaljoenE1640'Spanish galleon'
Wapen van AmsterdamE1610, 1614'weapon of Amsterdam'
Wapen van AmsterdamE1613'weapon of Amsterdam'
Wapen van DelftE1620, 1626, 1629, 1630'weapon of Delft'
Wapen van EnkhuizenE1623, 1628'weapon of Enkhuizen'
Wapen van RottedamE1621, 1628, 1631, 1634'weapon of Rotterdam'
Wapen van ZeelandE1616, 1619'weapon of Zeeland'

Unidentified Names

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
BrakE1629
GaliasseE1615, 1627, 1628, 1630, 1634
PataniaE1606, 1611

Jachten

Ships Named for Cities & Regions in the Netherlands

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Akerslootjacht1636, 1640
Arnemuidenjacht1638
Beetsjacht1629
Bergen op Zoomjacht1641
Beverwijkjacht1626
Bleiswijkjacht1632
Breedamjacht1632
Breskensjacht1642
Broekerhavenjacht1629
Delfshavenjacht1621, 1625, 1627, 1630, 1632, 1642
Delftjacht1603
den Brieljacht1626
Domburgjacht1626
Eendrachtjacht1598
Eenhoornjacht1617, 1618, 1620
Enkhuizenjacht1601, 1603
Franekerjacht1639
Frieslandjacht1598, 1599
Gapingejacht1644
Goudajacht1600
Grotebroekjacht1626, 1630
Haarlemjacht1620
Heusdenjacht1621, 1625
IJsselsteinjacht1632
Kampenjacht1627
Lillojacht1641
Limmenjacht1639
Lissejacht1639
Medemblikjacht1603, 1608, 1619, 1623
Muidenjacht1620
Naardenjacht1620, 1623
Noordwijkjacht1630
Popkensburgjacht1647
Purmerendjacht1620
Rijnsburgjacht1637
Rijswijkjacht1630
Welsingenjacht1638
Westzanenjacht1629

Ships Named for Foreign Countries & Cities

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Taiwanjacht1650aka Tagoras, Tayonan

Ships Named for Animals, Fish & Birds

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Arendjacht1607, 1623'eagle'
Bruinvisjacht1620'porpoise'
Bruinvisjacht1645'porpoise'
Dolfijnjacht1615, 1617'dolphin'
Dromedarisjacht1646'dromedary'
Duifjejacht1601'dove'
Duifjejacht1603, 1611'dove'
Griffioenjacht1607'griffin'
Griffioenjacht1623'griffin'
Griffioenjacht1647'griffin'
Griffioenjacht1647'griffin'
Groene Leeuwjacht1601'green lion'
Groene Leeuwjacht1611, 1617'green lion'
Haanjacht1620'cock'
Haasjacht1623, 1624'hare'
Haringjacht1643'herring'
Hazewindjacht1609, 1620, 1623'greyhound', aka Windhond 'greyhound, whippet'
Heilbotjacht1620'halibut'
Hertjacht1614, 1616, 1618'hart, deer'
Kemphaanjacht1627'fighting cock'
Kievitjacht1640'lapwing, peewit, plover'
Lamjacht or pinas1601'lamb'
Leeuwerikjacht1642'lark'
Luipaardjacht1642'leopard'
Makreeljacht1644'mackerel'
Makreeljacht1644'mackerel'
Meeuwtjejacht1614'sea-gull'

Ships Named After People

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Egmondjacht1630, 1633
Egmondjacht1636
Jong Prinsjacht1646'young prince'
Kleine Davidjacht1628'small David'

Miscellaneous Names

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Groljacht1631'joke' ?
Jagerjacht1614'hunter'
Oranjebooomjacht1614, 1616, 1619, 1621'orange tree'
Postpaardjacht1617, 1618'post horse' ?
Robijnjacht1649'ruby'
Safierjacht1650'sapphire'
Sluisjacht1645'lock, sluice'
Wachterjacht1601'watcher, guardsman'
Wakende Boeijacht1641'wakened buoy' ?
Wapen van Haarlemjacht1618'weapon of Haarlem'

Unidentified Names

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Bergerbootjacht1615
Brakjacht1610
Oostzanenjacht1629
Smientjacht1650

Fluiten

Ships Named for Cities & Regions in the Netherlands

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Amstelveenfluit1626
Berkhoutfluit1640, 1643
Broekoordfluit1637
Castricumfluit1639
Edamfluit1621
Eendrachtfluit1640
Gorkumfluit1621
Graftfluit1637
Heemstedefluit1640, 1642
Hillegersbergfluit1644

Ships Named for Animals, Fish & Birds

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Dolfijnfluit1640'dolphin'
Duiffluit1636'dove'
Gouden Gansfluit1644'golden goose'
Hertfluit1639'hart, deer', aka Vliegende Hert 'flying deer'.
Koefluit1646'cow'
Makreelfluit1622'mackerel'

Ships Named for Astronomical & Atmospheric Features

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Halve Maanjacht1609, 1611'half moon'
Kleine Aeolusjacht1613'small wind'

Ships Named After People

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Keizerinfluit1636'empress'
Koning van Polenfluit1645, 1649'king of Poland'

Miscellaneous Names

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Gulden Buisfluit1640'golden box'
Hulstfluit1646'holly'
Lastdragerfluit1649'load bearer'
Meermanfluit1639'merman'
Oranjebooomfluit1640'orange tree'
Rijpfluit1637'frost, hoar-frost'
Wapen van Hoornfluit1619, 1621, 1627'weapon of Hoorn'
Zaaierfluit1640'sower'

Unidentified Names

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Jonkerfluit1645
Jufferfluit1645
Noordstreetfluit1640
Postfluit1644, 1645
Raropfluit1634

Pinasen

Unidentified Names

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Postiljonpinas1598

Galjooten

Miscellaneous Names

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Vissergaljoot1642'fisherman'

Unidentified Names

Ship nameShip typeDates of voyagesNotes
Brakgaljoot1640

Source

Bruijn, J.R., F.S. Gaastra, & I. Schöffer, with assist. from A.C.J. Vermeulen. Dutch-Asiatic shipping in the 17th and 18th centuries, vol. 2, (The Hague: Nijhoff, 1979).