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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1659 | Kapitein | ||
| 1659 | West Capelle (40)
1652-1667 , Kapitein, and Commanding OfficerDutch 40 Gun 4th Rate Ship | ||
| 1665 | 7.1665 | Zeelandia (42)
1652-1665 , Kapitein, and Commanding OfficerDutch 42 Gun 6th Rate Ship of the Line | M04 |
| 3.6.1665 | Battle of Lowestoft | ||
| 1666 | 4.6.1666 | Hof van Zeeland (58)
1653-1666 , Kapitein, and Commanding OfficerDutch 58 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line | W011 |
| 1.6.1666 | 4.6.1666 | Four Days Battle |
BLOK (Simon), zeeuwsch zeekapitein, als zoodanig aangesteld op de ‘Westcappel’ Mrt. 1659, kruist sedert in de Noordzee en op de fransche, spaansche en portugeesche kusten tegen zecroovers, daarna in de Middellandsche zee, diende met eer in de Middellandsche zee tegen de Turken, met name voor ‘troofnest Tripoli’, ontnam aan britsche kapers 1665 den ‘roof der Westerindianen’ in den mond van de Theems, diende onder Wassenaer in den slag bij Lowestoff, daarna onder de Ruyter als een der beste onderbevelhebbers en sneuvelde 11 Juni 1666 in den Vierdaagschen zeeslag bij het in de lucht springen van zijn schip. Zijne weduwe kreeg 30 Oct. 1666 een toelage van 1500 pond.
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BLOCK (Simon), Zeeland sea captain, appointed as such by the 'Westcappel' Mar. 1659 crossed from the North Sea and on the French, Spanish and Portuguese coasts against zecroovers, then in the Mediterranean, served with honor in the Mediterranean against the Turks, especially for 'troofnest Tripoli ", deprived of British privateers in 1665 den "robbery of Western Indians' in the mouth of the Thames, served under Wassenaer in the battle of Lowestoff, then under de Ruyter as one of the best lieutenants and died 11 June 1666 in the four-day Chen battle when jumping in the air of his ship. His widow was Oct. 30 1666 allowance of 1,500 pounds.