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The naval Battle of Portland, or Three Days' Battle, took place during 18–20 February 1653 (28 February – 2 March 1653 (Gregorian calendar)), [a] during the First Anglo-Dutch War, when the fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at Sea Robert Blake was attacked by a fleet of the Dutch Republic under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp escorting merchant shipping through the English ...
In early 1653 she came under the command of Captain Samuel Howett. She was at the Battle of Portland on 18 February 1653 as the Flagship of Rear-Admiral Howett in Red Squadron. After the battle Captain John Stoakes took command. She remained in Red Squadron, Van Division for the Battle of the Gabbard on 2–3 June 1653.
800 killed or wounded, 1,000 prisoners [2] The Battle of the Gabbard, [a] was a naval battle fought from 2 to 3 June 1653 [b] during the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place near the Gabbard shoal off the coast of Suffolk, England, between fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. It resulted in a significant English victory.
The First Anglo-Dutch War, or First Dutch War, [b] was a naval conflict between the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. Largely caused by disputes over trade, it began with English attacks on Dutch merchant shipping, but expanded to vast fleet actions. Despite a series of victories in 1652 and 1653, the Commonwealth was unable to ...
18–20 February (28 February–2 March New Style) – First Anglo–Dutch War: Battle of Portland off the Isle of Portland. Both sides claim victory but the English retain control of the Channel. 14 March – First Anglo–Dutch War: Battle of Leghorn: A Dutch fleet defeats the English in the Mediterranean but the Dutch commander, Johan van ...
In 1653 she was under the command of Captain Anthony Joyne was her commander. She partook in the Battle of Portland on 18 February 1653. [11] As a member of Blue Squadron, Rear Division she took part in the Battle of the Gabbard on 2–3 June 1653. [12] After being lengthened, she spent the winter 1653/54 at Harwich under the command of John ...
This battle is sometimes recorded as the 'Battle of Goodwin Sands'. Later in 1652 she was under the command of Captain Robert Wyard in the North Sea. She was under the command of Captain Robert Nixon at the Battle of Portland. At the Battle off Portland she was a member of Robert Blake's Fleet of eighty-four ships from 18 to 20 February 1653.
HMS Guinea (1649) HMS. Guinea. (1649) Guinea was a 38-gun fourth rate vessel of the Kingdom of England, Her initial commission was as a Royalist vessel during the English Civil War named Charles. She was captured then commissioned into the Parliamentary Naval Force as Guinea. During the First Anglo-Dutch War she partook in the Battle of Kentish ...