The action of 30 September 1639 was a naval battle near

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, just south of Goa, India, when a squadron of 9

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ships captured and destroyed 3

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s. The Portuguese galleons ''Bom Jesus'' 74 and ''São Sebastião'' 50 were being careened and had their guns removed and were captured without fighting. ''Bom Jesus'' was set alight and allowed to drift toward the new galleon ''São Boaventura'', which was refusing to surrender, causing ''São Boaventura'' to catch fire and blow up. Some of the unarmed "frigates" approached toward the end but were frightened off by the Dutch boats. The Dutch had a total of 261 guns, 810 sailors, and 170 soldiers on their ships.

Ships involved

Netherlands (Cornelis Symonsz Van der Veer)

*''Haarlem'' (flag) *''Middelburch'' (second flag) *''Franicker'' – damaged *''Bredamme'' (Jan Semeijn) *''Zierickzee'' *''Valckenburch'' (yacht) *''Cleen Rotterdam'' (yacht) *''Cleen David'' (yacht) *''Arnemuijden'' (yacht)

Portugal

*''São Boaventura'' (Álvaro de Sousa) – caught fire and blew up *''Bom Jesus'' – uncrewed; captured and burnt *''São Sebastião'' – captured *10 or 12 "frigates"

References

1639 Events January–March * January 14 – Connecticut's first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. * January 19 – Hämeenlinna ( sv, Tavastehus) is granted privileges, after it separates from the Vanaja parish ...

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