December 1(?), 1664 - Admiralty Shipyard, Haringvliet, Rotterdam - The keel of the "De Zeven Provinciën" is laid down by Master Shipwright Salomon van den Tempel
August 1(?), 1665 - Admiralty Shipyard, Haringvliet - The "De Zeven Provinciën" is completed. Vice-Admiral Aert van Nes is appointed commander of the ship =(START)
October(?) 1(?), 1665 - Mouth of River Thames - Attempt to blockade River Thames
November 3, 1665 - Hellevoetsluis - Returns to Hellevoetsluis
April 10, 1666 - Hellevoetsluis - Admiral Michiel de Ruyter boards the ship for the first time as its commander
May 6, 1666 - Hellevoetsluis - De Ruyter transfers his flag to the newly commissioned "De Zeven Provinciën"
June 10, 1666 - Off Dunkirk - De Ruyter anchors off Dunkirk
June 11, 1666 - ENE of North Foreland, England - The Four Day's Battle begins. On board the "De Zeven Provinciën", french naval commander Abraham Duquesne experiences the battle as an observer
June 12, 1666 - ENE of North Foreland - The De Zeven Proviciën looses its main topmast in the fight. De Ruyter withraws to supervise repairs to the ship, delegating temporary command to Lieutenant-Admiral Aert van Nes
June 14, 1666 - ENE of North Foreland - The Four Day's Battle is over. The dutch are victorious
July 1, 1666 - near Boulogne - De Ruyter anchors his fleet near Boulogne
August 1, 1666 - Off Thames River estuary - De Ruyter observes the english fleet leaving port, earlier than expected
August 3, 1666 - Flemish Coast - After a storm drives the dutch fleet to the flemish coast, De Ruyter sails again to blockade Thames River
July 8, 1666 - Dunkirk - De Ruyter withraws to Dunkirk
August 4, 1666 - near North Foreland, England - St. James's Day Battle - English victory
October 14, 1666 - River Maas - Back at the River Maas
May 17, 1667 - Texel - De Ruyter sails to Texel to join with the squadrons of Amsterdam and Frisia
June 4, 1667 - Schooneveld, Mouth of Scheldt River - De Ruyter departs for the River Thames with 62 ships, organized in 3 squadrons
June 9, 1667 - Off Sheerness - The dutch fleet are sighted off Sheerness. Another Squadron sails to the Thames
June 10, 1667 - Isle of Sheppey - The dutch fleet arrives at the Isle of Sheppey and launches an attack on the incomplete Garrison Point Fort
June 11, 1667 - River Medway - The dutch fleet sails up the River Medway. The english sink some ships to try to stop their progress
June 12, 1667 - River Medway - One of the four biggest english ships, the "Royal Charles" is captured. Two others are burned
June 13, 1667 - River Medway - The dutch decide to return to the Netherlands, taking the "Royal Charles" in tow with them
June 14, 1667 - Off Sheerness - The Dutch sail out of River Medway, living about 30 english ships sunk, burned or captured
June 16(?), 1667 - Schooneveld, Mouth of Scheldt River - Prince Willem visits the ship after the battle
August 24, 1667 - Mount's Bay, Cornwall - Anchored off Mount's bay while the Treaty of BREDA is signed
October 15, 1667 - Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands - De Ruyter returns to Hellevoetsluis
August 24, 1671 - Den Briel, Netherlands - The english royal yacht "Merlin", carrying the wife of the english ambassador Sir William Temple back to London, sails through the dutch fleet at anchor off Den Briel intent creating an incident to ignite the war for King Charles II. The "De Zeven Provinciën" salutes the royal yacht by firing white smoke, but the "Merlin" halts shooting in anger, demanding that the dutch strike their flag, which doesn't happen
January(?) 1(?), 1672 - Admiralty Shipyard, Haringvliet, Rotterdam(?) - Refitted as a 72-gun ship
June 7, 1672 - Solebay, England - Battle of Solebay - Strategic Dutch Victory. The "De Zeven Provinciën" cripples the "Prince" in a 2-hour duel
May 11, 1673 - Hellevoetsluis(?) - Sails out
May 15, 1673 - Schooneveld, Mouth of Scheldt River - De Ruyter retreats to the Schooneveld when the english fleet prevents his plan to block Medway River
June 7, 1673 - North Sea - First Battle of Schooneveld
June 14, 1673 - North Sea - Second Battle of Schooneveld - Dutch Victory
August 21, 1673 - Off Kijkduin, North Sea - Battle of Texel - Strategic Dutch Victory
May 24, 1674 - Wielingen - The Dutch fleet sails from Wielingen
May 27, 1674 - Off Dover - De Ruyter arrives off Dover and salutes the fortress. Some english officers come aboard
June 8, 1674 - Hellevoetsluis(?) - Departs for Martinique with a fleet of 40 ships (18 ships-of-the-line, 20 fluyts and six fireships), 3,400 sailors and 4,000 soldiers
June 21, 1674 - Off Madeira Island - Madeira Island is sighted
June 24, 1674 - Tenerife, Canary Islands - Stop at Tenerife
September 19, 1674 - Anses d'Arlet, Martinique - The dutch fleet arrives off Martinique
July 20, 1674 - Fort-Royal, Martinique - De Ruyter sails to the bay of Fort-Royal and fires at the harbour fort. The dutch land their troops but are repelled by a combination of crossfire from the fort, entrenched french soldiers and an anchored french warship. The dutch casualties total 143 killed and 318 wounded, against only 15 french
July 21, 1674 - Dominica - De Ruyter sails north to Dominica to recuperate
July 26, 1674 - Off Guadeloupe - De Ruyter sails past Guadeloupe on his way to Nevis
July 28, 1674 - Nevis - Visit to the english at Nevis. Some prisoners are exchanged for meat and fruits
August 24, 1674 - Latitude of Lisbon, Portugal - After almost a month of calms, De Ruyter sails into a violent storm
September 30, 1674 - Goeree Island, Netherlands - Back in Holland
August(?) 1(?), 1675 - Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands - De Ruyter switches to another flagship, the "Eendraght" because the "De Zeven Provinciën" was in bad shape and needing maintenance and repair, and therefore not suited to the planned expedition to the Mediterranean Sea in 1676
January(?) 1(?), 1678 - Becomes the flagship of Rear Admiral Jan van Brakel
February 1(?), 1678 - Hellevoetsluis(?) - Sails for Spain in Cornelis Evertsen de Younger's fleet
March 17, 1678 - Off Ouessant - Evertsen's fleet of 25 ships is attacked by Châteaurenault off Ouessant
March 24(?), 1678 - Off Cape St.Vincent, Portugal - Jan Van Brakel attacks an algerian privateer off Cape St.Vincent
March 26, 1678 - Cadiz, Spain - The squadron arrives at Cadiz
March 27, 1678 - Cadiz - Letter from Van Brakel to the Admiralty of the Maze from the "De Zeven Provinciën", anchored at Cadiz
May 30(?), 1678 - Cadiz - Evertsen sails for Barcelona carrying spanish soldiers to the front
June(?) 10(?), 1678 - Barcelona, Spain - Evertsen reaches Barcelona
July(?) 1(?), 1678 - Barcelona - After more than 3 weeks at Barcelona, Evertsen sets sail to Alicante
July(?) 5(?), 1678 - Alicante, Spain - Arrives at Alicante
July(?) 15(?), 1678 - Málaga, Spain - Sails to Málaga
August(?) 1(?), 1678 - Cadiz, Spain - Returns to Cadiz on his way back to the Netherlands
September 30(?), 1678 - Texel - Arrives at Texel from Spain in the end of September
July 10, 1690 - Off Beachy Head, near Eastbourne English Channel - Battle of Beachy Head - French Victory
April 21, 1691 - Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands(?) - Rear Admiral Johan Snellen is appointed commander of the ship
June 18, 1691 - The Downs - The Anglo-Dutch fleet is anchored at the Downs
September 7, 1691 - Torbay - The anglo-dutch fleet sets sail to the Scilly Islands area
September 9, 1691 - Plymouth - The fleet passes Plymouth sailing to the west
September 10, 1691 - Off Ouessant/Ushant - The fleet comes in sight of Ouessant/Ushant
September 11, 1691 - 50km WSW of Cape Lizard - The fleet sails to a patrol point WSW of Cape Lizard
September 12, 1691 - 50km WSW of Cape Lizard - The fleet runs into a violent storm
September 13, 1691 - Torbay, England - The Anglo-Dutch fleet returns to Torbay
May 7, 1692 - Hellevoetsluis(?) - Sails for Ray Bay, England, to join the english fleet
May 19, 1692 - Off Cap Barfleur, Cotentin Peninsula - Both fleets sight each other
May 29, 1692 - Off Contentin Peninsula, France - Battle of Barfleur - Inconclusive
June 4, 1692 - Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France - Battle of La Hogue - Anglo-Dutch victory. The "De Zeven Proviciën" is badly damaged
June 6(?), 1692 - Portsmouth, England - After limited repairs, sails to Portsmouth to repair leaking and to get new rigging, masts and yard's
June 23, 1692 - English Channel - Departs from Portsmouth
October 7, 1692 - English Channel - Rejoins the dutch fleet
November 1(?), 1692 - Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands - Sails for Rotterdam
November 2(?), 1692 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Laid up at Rotterdam
January(?) 1(?), 1694 - Rotterdam - Sold to be broken up =(END)
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Thanks for the comment. I try to write the best I can within my natural limitations as a non-native English speaker. This blog is collaborative, so if you can suggest any correction in my English I would be very grateful.
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