Abraham Crijnssen
Admiral Abraham Crijnssen | |
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| Governor of Suriname | |
| In office 1668 – 1 February 1669 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Barry |
| Succeeded by | Philip Lichtenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vlissingen, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 1 February 1669 Paramaribo, Surinam |
Abraham Crijnssen (died 1 February 1669) was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing the English colony in Suriname in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, resulting in the establishment of a long-term colony under Dutch control. The minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen and the frigate HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen have been named after him.