Berend Jacobsen Karpfanger
Berend Jacobsen Karpfanger (1623 - 11 October 1683) was a German admiral of the Hamburg Admiralty known for fighting pirates. He was the captain of the convoy ships ''Leopoldus Primus, Leopold I'' and ''Wapen von Hamburg'', which defended merchant ships from the pirates of the North African Barbary Coast. Career Karpfanger was born in Hamburg in 1623 into a seafaring family with Dutch people, Dutch roots. He inherited a fleet of ships from his father, captaining these and scoring significant successes in fighting piracy. His fleet of ships expanded as he commandeered the ships he captured. In 1674, he rose to the rank of admiral, becoming a Convoykapitän. This title was given to those captains of warships who escorted merchant ships along the traderoutes of the Hanseatic League. Karpfanger first took command of the ship ''Leopoldus Primus'', later called ''Leopold I'', and later on ''Wapen von Hamburg'', which launched in 1669. Commissioned in 1668 to protect the merchant ships ...
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