English Captain: William Beck

William Beck served in the Commonwealth navy. In 1652, he commanded the Galliot hoy. From 1652 until 1653, he commanded the Dutch prize Advantage (26 guns). He fought in the Battle of the Kentish Knock, and his ship went into Dover on 13 October for refitting. Later in the year, he fought in the Battle of Dungeness. In early 1653, he was probably at the Battle of Portland, although his name does not appear in any source after Dungeness. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, "English Fleet-Lists in the First Dutch War," The Mariner's Mirror, Vol.XXIV No.4, October 1938.
2. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.