Aert Jansse van Nes

Aert Jansse van Nes
Portrait of Aert van Nes by Ferdinand Bol
Born	1626 Rotterdam
Died	13 September 1693(1693-09-13) (aged 66–67)
Allegiance	Dutch
Service / branch	Navy
Rank	Commander
Battles / wars	Raid on the Medway

Aert Jansse van Nes (1626 – 13 or 14 September 1693) was a 17th-century Dutch naval commander, notable for commanding the second squadron in the raid on the Medway in 1667.

He was born at Rotterdam. Three modern ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named after him - a destroyer in 1931, a frigate in 1966 and a multipurpose frigate (F833) in 1992.

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