Isaac Sweers

Isaac Sweers
Isaac Sweers
	Sweers before 1673, by B. Vaillant
Born	1 January 1622; Nijmegen, Dutch Republic
Died	22 August 1673 (aged 51); off Texel, Dutch Republic
Allegiance	Dutch Republic
Branch	Admiralty of Amsterdam
Years of service	1649–1673
Rank	Vice-admiral
Wars	First Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Portland; ; Second Anglo-Dutch War Battle of the Sound; Four Days' Battle; St. James's Day Battle; ; Third Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Solebay; ; Franco-Dutch War Battle of Kijkduin †; ;
Relations	Salomon Sweers (brother)

Isaac Sweers (occasionally Ysaack Sweerts; 1 January 1622 – 22 August 1673) was a 17th-century Dutch vice-admiral with the Admiralty of Amsterdam who fought in the Anglo-Dutch Wars.

HNLMS Isaac Sweers was a Gerard Callenburgh-class destroyer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, named after Sweers.

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