Claes Compaen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1587 |
| Died | 1660 Oostzaan |
| Piratical career | |
| Type | Corsair, pirate |
| Allegiance | Netherlands |
| Years active | c. 1621-c. 1627 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Base of operations | Oostzaan Duinkerken Duchy of Clare Salé |
| Battles/wars | Eighty Years' War |
Claes Gerritszoon Compaen (1587, Oostzaan, North Holland - 25 February 1660, Oostzaan), also called Claas Compaan or Klaas Kompaan, was a 17th-century Dutch corsair and merchant. Dissatisfied as a privateer for the Dutch Republic, he turned to piracy and captured hundreds of ships operating in Europe, the Mediterranean and West Africa during the 1620s.