English Captain: Thomas Marriot

Thomas Mariott (or Marriot or Marriott) served the Commonwealth navy. I have not been able to confirm that he commanded the Star (20 guns) in 1647. In fact, there seems to be evidence that contradict that. He did command the Discovery (40 guns and a crew of 180 men) from 1651 to 1654. He fought in the Battle of Portland in early 1653. He also fought in the Battle of Scheveningen in August of 1653. In December 1654, the Discovery was lying at Portsmouth, as part of the Winter Guard for 1653. In 1656, he commanded the 2nd Rate Dunbar (64 guns). The Dunbar was renamed Henry in 1660 and had a distinguished career in the Restoration navy. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.
2. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930.
3. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "English Ships 1652-1654", 2004.
4. J. R. Powell, The Navy in the English Civil War, 1962.