Blake's squadron at the Gabbard

The Letters of Robert Blake, on page 216, has the list of ships that were in Blake's squadron at the Battle of the Gabbard. They arrived late and provided a convenient reinforcement that turned the battle into a rout:

• Essex, 48 guns
• Hampshire, 40 guns
• William (M), 40 guns (est.)
• Eagle (M), 22 guns (est.)
• Culpepper (M), 30 guns
• Phoenix (M), 34 guns
• Stork (D), 36 guns
• Hopeful Luke (M), 34 guns
• Employment (M), 34 guns (est.)
• Prosperous (M), 42 guns
• John and Abigail (M), 32 guns (est.)
• Swan, 22 guns
• Tenth Whelp, 20 guns

Key:

• (M) = Hired merchantman
• (D) = Dutch prize
• (est.)=estimate