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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 ...
She was at the Battle of Portland on 18 February 1653 as the Flagship of Rear-Admiral Howett in Red Squadron. [9] 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. [10] On 31 July she participated in the Battle of Scheveningen near Texel. [11]
With the outbreak of the English Civil War she served on the Parliamentary side until 1649. She was incorporated into the Commonwealth Navy in 1650. She partook in the Battle off Dover in 1652, the Battle of Portland and the Battle of Gabbard in 1653. Adventure was employed on Bulstrode Whitelocke's embassy to Sweden, 1653–1654. [1]
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The Battle of the Gabbard, 12 June 1653 by Heerman Witmont, shows the Dutch flagship Brederode, right, in action with the Resolution. Though the politicians were close to ending the conflict, the naval war continued and, over the winter of 1652–53, the English fleet repaired its ships and considered its tactics.
She was part of Robert Blake's Fleet at the Battle of Portland between 18 and 20 February 1653. [11] She was a member of Red Squadron, Van Division that engaged the Dutch at the Battle of the Gabbard on 2–3 June 1653. [12] On 31 July 1653 the fleets engaged again at the Battle of Scheveningen near Texel.
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She was commissioned into the Parliamentary Navy in 1652 under the command of Captain Anthony Spatchurst. Later in 1652 she was under command of Captain William Tatnell. She partook in the Battle of Dungeness on 30 November 1652 [4] and the Battle of Portland from 18 to 20 February 1653. [5] During the battle Captain Tatnell was killed.