2 Cornelius Van Tromp 1629-1691

2. CORNELIUS VAN TROMP (1629-1691), the second son of the preceding, was born at Rotterdam on Sept. 9, 1629. At the age of 19 he commanded a small squadron charged to pursue the Barbary pirates. In 1652 and 1653 he served in Van Galen's fleet in the Mediterranean, and after the action with the English fleet off Leg horn on March 13, 1653, in which Van Galen was killed, Tromp was promoted to be rear-admiral. On July 13, 1665 his squadron was, by a hard stroke of ill-fortune, defeated by the English under the duke of York. In the following year Tromp served under De Ruyter, and on account of De Ruyter's complaints cf his neg ligence in the action of Aug. 5, he was deprived of his command. He was, however, reinstated in 1673 by the stadtholder William, afterwards king of England, and in the actions of June 7, and against the allied fleets of England and France, manifested a skill and bravery which completely justified his reappointment. In 1675 he visited England, where he was received with honour by King Charles II. In the following year he was named lieutenant

admiral of the United Provinces. He died at Amsterdam, on May 29, 1691, shortly after he had been appointed to the command of a fleet against France. Like his father he was buried at Delft.

See H. de Jager, Het Geslacht Tromp (1883) ; and T. de Liefde, Great Dutch Admirals (trans. 1873).

TROMSo,

a seaport of Norway, capital of the fylke (county) and bispedomine (diocese) of the same name on the north-western coast. Pop. (593o) 50,359. It stands on an islet be tween Kvalo and the mainland. The town has fish oil factories, tanneries, and makes boots and shoes ; also boats for whaling. The buildings, many of wood, include the town hall and a museum. Sealskins and other furs, dried and smoked fish, and whale and seal oil, are exported, and the herring fishery is very productive.