English Captain: Thomas Thompson

Thomas Thompson served the Commonwealth navy. From 1649 to 1652, he commanded the Mayflower. This seems to have been the former Irish Fame captured in 1649. In early 1652, the Mayflower carried 14 guns and had a crew of 60 men. From 1653 to 1654, he commanded the Crow, a French prize captured in 1652. Thomas Thompson, in the Crow fought at the Battles of the Gabbard and Scheveningen. In September 1653, the Crow carried 36 guns and had a crew of 140 men. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.
2. R. C. Anderson, Lists of Men-of-War 1650-1700: Part I English Ships 1649-1702, 1966.
3. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930.
4. James C. Bender, unpublished manuscript "English Ships 1652-1654", 2004.
5. Dr. S.R. Gardiner, Ed., First Dutch War, Vol.I, 1898.