The English Fleet at the Battle of the Gabbard 2 & 3 June 1653

The First Squadron.

Resolution 88 General Monck and General Deane Advice 42 Jeremy Smith Sapphire 38 Nicholas Heaton Pelican 40 Peter Mortham Golden Fleece 44 Nicholas Forster Society 44 Nicholas Lucas Martin 14 John Vesey Fortune,fireship 10 Humphrey Morris Worcester 50 George Dakins Diamond 42 William Hill Marmaduke 42 Edward Blagg Mermaid 26 John King Loyalty 34 John Limbry Malaga Merchant 36 Henry Collins Fox,fireship 10 ? Cornelius Renown,fireship 10 James Salmon

Triumph 62 Vice-Admiral James Peacock Adventure 40 Robert Nixon Bear 46 Francis Kirby Hound 36 Jonah Hide London 40 Arthur Brown Mary 36 Henry Maddison Laurel 48 John Stokes Providence 33 John Pearce Heartsease 36 Thomas Weight. Anne and Joyce 34 William Pile Hannibal 44 William Haddock Thomas and William 36 John Jefferson

Speaker 56 Rear-Admiral Samuel Howett Guinea 34 Edmund Curtis Violet 40 Henry Southwood Falmouth 26 John Jeffrey Hamburg Merchant 34 William Jessell Sussex 46 Roger Cuttance Tiger 40 Gabriel Sanders Sophia 38 Roger Kirby Four Sisters 30 Robert Beck Phoenix 34 Henry Eaden

The Second Squadron.

James 66 Admiral William Penn Ruby 42 Robert Sanders Foresight 42 Anne Piercy 33 Thomas Hare Exchange 30 Henry Tiddeman Richard and Martha 46 Eustace Smith

1 Lisbon Merchant 38 Simon Baily Lion 50 John Lambert Assistance 40 William Crispin Portsmouth 38 Robert Dornford Peter 32 John Littleton Merlin 12 George Crapnell Sarah 34 Francis Stewart Falcon,fireship 10 ? ?

Victory 60 Vice-Admiral Lionel Lane Expedition 32 Thomas Vollis Middleburg 32 Thomas Whiting Exchange 32 Jeffrey Dare Prudent Mary 28 John Taylor Centurion 42 Walter Wood Gillyflower 32 John Hayward Raven 38 Robert Taylor Globe 30 Robert Coleman Thomas and Lucy 34 Andrew Rand

Andrew 56 Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves Crown 36 ? Thompson Princess Maria 38 Seth Hanley Reformation 40 Anthony Derning Industry 30 Benjamin Salmon Assurance 36 Phillip Holland Duchess 24 Richard Seafield Waterhound 30 Giles Shelley Pearl 26 James Cadman

Third Squadron.

George 58 Admiral John Lawson Great President 40 francis Park Success 38 Wiliam Kendall Oak 32 John Edwin Eastland Merchant 32 John Walters Samaritan 30 Shadrach Blake Kentish 50 Joseph Reynolds Nonsuch 40 Thomas Penrose Welcome 40 Brazil 30 Thomas Heath Adventure 38 Edward Green Hunter,fireship 10 ? ?

Vanguard 56 Vice-Admiral Joseph Jordan Dragon 38 John Seaman Paul 38 Anthony Spatchurt Crescent 30 Thomas Thurrowgood Benjamin 32 Robert Sparks Roebuck 30 Henry Fen Entrance 44 Richard Newberry Convert 32 Phillip Gething Gift 34 Thomas Salmon

2 Samuel Talbot 30 Joseph Ames King Ferdinando 36 Richard Paine

Rainbow 58 Rear-Admiral William Goodson Amity 36 Henry Pack Arms of Holland 34 Francis Mardrig Jonathan 30 Robert Graves William and John 36 Nathaniel Jesson Blossom 30 Nathaniel Cock Convertine 44 Anthony Joyn Dolphin 30 Robert Davis Tulip 32 Joseph Cubitt Dragoneer 32 Edward Smith Nicodemus 12 William Ledgard

General Blake's Squadron which joined the fleet on June 3rd.

Essex 48 General Hampshire 38 Robert Blake,junior Culpepper 30 Eagle Employment Hopeful Luke John and Abigail Phoenix 38 prosperous Stork Swan Tenth Whelp 12 William

Naval Records Society, A List of the Commnwealth Navy at Sea- Under the Command of The Right Honourable Colonel and Colonel George Monck, Generals and Admirals.

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