The Overijssel was part of the fleet under admiral Jacob Willekens (Zeelandia) that consisted of 26 ships and 3300 people on board. The fleet left Texel on December 22, 1623. Vice Admiral was Piet Hein. This fleet was to bring about the first phase of the Great Desseyn: the conquest of San Salvador de Bahia; the largest sugar port in Brazil.

May 9, 1624, the fleet entered the bay and Hein personally led the successful storming by sailors on the city's sea fort. The defense collapsed and the city fell into the hands of the Dutch.

Although the city was conquered in 1624, on April 30, 1625 it was recaptured by the Spaniards commanded by Don Fadrique de Toledo.

In 1631 The Overijssel arrives in Goeree coming from Pernambuco with a large load of tropical wood. She had been in England for a while. The reason is not stated. (Courante uyt Italien and Germany 4-1-1631).

The Overijssel is last mentioned in the list of ships of Johan Maurits 1639, and it was in bad shape.

Type: frigate 
Built: Amsterdam 1623
WIC chamber Amsterdam 
Complement: 50
Armament: 28

Possible slave voyages

According to Slavevoyages.org, a WIC ship with the name Overijssel made a number of slave voyages, though they are a bit late for this ship.

642: Luanda to Pernambuco, of the 78 persons taken on board, 77 survived the voyage, captain Claes Arentsen Langman.

1644: unknown ports, of the 412 persons taken on board 380 survived the voyage, captain Jol.

1645: two voyages with unknown ports. Of the 502 and 500 persons taken on board, respectively 467 and 425 survived the voyage.

• NA, Den Haag, OWIC, 1.05.01.01, 57. 185., Lijst van schepen en jachten te Brazilië. [1639].
• De Laet, I.7 en Korte verhaal.
• Courante uyt Italien ende Duitsland 4-1-1631.
• NA, Den Haag, OWIC, 1.05.01.01, 57. 185., Lijst van schepen en jachten te Brazilië. [1639].
• Slave Voyages.
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