Willem Bastiaensz Schepers

Willem Schepers
Birth name	Willem Bastiaensz Schepers
Born	(1619-10-08)8 October 1619 Haarlem, Dutch Republic
Died	21 January 1704(1704-01-21) (aged 84) Kralingen, Dutch Republic
Allegiance	Dutch Republic
Admiralties	Admiralty of West Friesland Admiralty of Amsterdam Admiralty of Rotterdam
Years of service	1673–1704
Rank	Lieutenant admiral
Wars	Franco-Dutch War Third Anglo-Dutch War
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1677)

Willem Bastiaensz Schepers (8 October 1619 – 21 January 1704) was a Dutch admiral. Having made his career as a shipping magnate in Rotterdam, Schepers was rewarded in 1673 for his political support to the new Orangist regime, by being made lieutenant admiral. In 1688, he organised the transport fleet for the Glorious Revolution.