Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1635 ngarava yakashanda sechikepe cheMutevedzeri-Admiral Witte Corneliszoon de With. Muna 1636, zvino yaitakura zvombo 54, "Aemilia", pasi paKaputeni Gerrit Meyndertszoon den Uyl, yakanga iri ngarava huru yaLieutenant-Admiral Philip van Dorp. Yakagadziridzwa muna 1639 ndokudzorerwazve sechikepe chine pfuti 57 Kapitein Barent Barentszoon Cramer, sechikepe chikuru cha Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp. Iye akabva atora chikamu mukuvharirwa kweDunkirk, kusanganisira kutungamira ngarava gumi nembiri dzeDutch squadron muchiito cheDunkirk musi wa18 Kukadzi 1639, uye muchiito cheBeachy Head musi wa17 Gunyana mugore rimwe chetero. Muhondo yeDowns
, musi wa 21 Gumiguru 1639, ngarava yakarwa zvakanaka pasi pehutungamiriri hwaTromp.