The Admiralty of Zeeland was one of the five admiralties of the navy of the

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. Some of its famous admirals include, Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest, Cornelis Evertsen the Elder, and Joost Banckert. The Admiralty of Zeeland was disestablished in 1795, alongside the other admiralties.

Board of the Zeeland Admiralty

The Zeeland Admiralty was established in 1584, and had its seat at Middelburg. Zeeland had seven seats in its Board of Admiralty, Holland two, Utrecht one.Admiraliteit in Zeeland (1584-1795)
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Admiralty shipyards

The Zeeland admiralty had shipyards in Middelburg, Veere,

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and

Zierikzee Zierikzee () is a small city in the southwest Netherlands, 50 km southwest of Rotterdam. It is situated in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland. The city hall of Schouwen-Duiveland is located in Zierikzee, its largest city. Zierikze ...

. On these shipyards the construction, equipping, maintenance and supply of warships was handled. The shipyards in Vlissingen and Veere were the most important.

Known admirals

* : Justin of Nassau, lieutenant admiral * : Joos de Moor, vice admiral

References

1795 disestablishments

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