The Schiedam was a frigate in the service of the Admiralty of Rotterdam (Maze). She was commissioned ca. 1662.

The Schiedam participated in the naval battles at Schooneveld and Kijkduin during the Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672-74) under Captain Cornelis van der Hoeven. (Brandt 855)

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This print lists all the ships that participated in the Battle of Kijkduin. The Schiedam is depicted on the left in the second row of ships at No. 41.

When the English made peace after the Battle of Kijkduin, Louis XIV continued fighting until the Peace of Nijmegen was concluded in 1678.

French privateers
At sea, the French did not dare engage in major confrontations. Privateering became an important instrument for the French. Privateering from places such as Dunkirk was intensified and grew into a formidable weapon.

Admiralty ships were dispatched against the French privateers to protect the fishing and merchant fleets. Nevertheless, it could not be prevented that dozens of Dutch fishermen and merchant ships were captured.

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Schiedam
In 1676, the Schiedam was dispatched to protect the herring fleet (Great Fishery) on the North Sea.

In the early spring of 1678, the Schiedam was active again as a convoy ship on the North Sea under a new captain, Willem Rave. On March 10, they sighted a small French ship, Notre Dame de Lombardie, sailing by.
De Rave pursued it and boarded the ship, which offered fierce resistance. During this battle, two other ships came into view. The Notre Dame turned out to be the vanguard of a three-ship squadron under the command of Jean Bart. The French attacked immediately, and Le Dauphin and Le Empereur boarded the Schiedam. The Schiedam surrendered after an hour and a half of fighting and 50 dead on board. The ship was sold in Dunkirk and entered French service as Le Schiedam. What happened to it afterwards is unknown.

Oprechte Haarlemsche Courant 15-3-1678

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