She was launched in December 1668 , and commissioned the same day under van Heemskirk .
She was an experimental fast - sailing design , built by the renowned shipwright Anthony Deane according to proposals by the Dutch naval officer Laurens van Heemskirk , who became her first captain .
officer was launched in December 1668 , and commissioned the same day under van Heemskirk .
She was an experimental fast - sailing design , built by the renowned shipwright Anthony Deane according to proposals by the Dutch naval officer Laurens van Heemskirk , who became her first captain .