The Admiralty of Zeeland was one of the five

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of the navy of the

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. One of its famous admirals was

Joost Banckert Joost van Trappen Banckert (c.1597 – 12 September 1647) was a Dutch Vice Admiral who worked most of his sailing life for the admiralty of Zeeland. He was born in Vlissingen in 1597 or 1599. Early in his career he was active against the Dun ...

. 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

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. Zeeland had seven seats in its Board of Admiralty, Holland two, Utrecht one.Admiraliteit in Zeeland (1584-1795)
2019-9-13. Its direct responsibilities regarded the area of the modern province of

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Admiralty shipyards

The Zeeland admiralty had shipyards in Middelburg,

Veere Veere (; zea, label= Zeelandic, Ter Veere) is a municipality with a population of 22,000 and a town with a population of 1,500 in the southwestern Netherlands, in the region of Walcheren in the province of Zeeland. History The name ''Veere ...

, Vlissingen 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. Zieri ...

. 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 Joos de Moor (1548 or 1558 – 18 February 1618) was a Dutch Vice Admiral of Zeeland from the 16th century. In 1603 in the Battle of Sluis he defeated a Spanish fleet under Admiral Federico Spinola. He was the son of , first vice-admiral of ...

, vice admiral

References

1795 disestablishments

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