Vlootvoogd

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" Portrait of a Dutch Vlootvoogd " ( Dutch Portret van een Hollandse vlootvoogd ). Portrait painting (around 1590) in the Reichsmuseum Amsterdam .
Vice-Admiral Helfrich was Vlootvoogd in the Dutch East Indies

Vlootvoogd ( /ˈvloːt.foːxt/ Audio ? / I ; German literally " Flotten - Vogt " or "Flottenwächter") was the popular name in Dutch for the commander of an association of ships, i.e. a fleet commander . Audio file / audio sample  

history

The name has its origin in the 16th century and refers to the function of the officer who “supervises” a “fleet”, meaning a certain number of ships, that is, who is responsible for the management of the fleet.

Today the term squadron is used for such a fleet . This is usually led by an admiral with the rank of vice admiral . In German, this position is usually referred to as a commodore .

The term Vlootvoogd was particularly common at the time of the Dutch East India and West India Company (VOC and WIC) in the 17th and 18th centuries. Well known, if not famous, as Vlootvoogd are Jan van Brakel , Jan van Galen , Piet Hein , Egbert Kortenaer , Michiel de Ruyter , Cornelis Tromp , Maarten Tromp and Witte de With .

The term was still used in the 20th century, for example in the Second World War for the commander of the Royal Navy in the Dutch East Indies , Vice Admiral Conrad Helfrich  (picture) .

Web links

Wiktionary: vlootvoogd  - explanations of meanings, word origins , synonyms, translations (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Historical woordenboeken . In: Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal des Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal (Dutch). Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. ↑ Onder het bevel van vlootvoogd Piet Hein . (Dutch) Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Helfrich . In: Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland (Dutch). Retrieved January 18, 2019.