English Captain: John Hayward

John Hayward served in both the Commonwealth and Restoration navies. From 1651 to 1653, he commanded the Gilliflower (32 guns). In September 1652, he was in the Sound with Andrew Ball's squadron. He fought in the Battle of the Gabbard, where he was assigned to Lionel Lane's division. The Gilliflower must have been considerably damaged, as she was sent in after the battle, and did not rejoin the fleet until August. From 1653 to 1655, he commanded the Portuguese prize Convertine. From 1655 to 1657, he commanded the Entrance. From 1657 to 1659, he commanded the Essex. In 1660, he commanded the Plymouth. After the Restoration, he was continued as captain of the Plymouth. Like Henry Fenn, John Hayward was a protoge of the Earl of Sandwich. Later in 1660, he was given command of the Dover. In 1664, he was appointed to command the Reserve. In 1665, he was appointed to command the Dunkirk. He was assigned to the Earl of Sandwich's division at the Battle of Lowestoft, where he and Henry Fenn were the Earl's seconds. He fought in the Four Days Battle, where he was assigned to Sir Joseph Jordan's division. By July 1666, he was given command of the 2nd Rate St. George. He fought at the St. James's Day Battle, where he was assigned to Sir Thomas Teddiman's division. In 1667, he was appointed to command the Baltimore from 1 July until 12 September, when she was paid off. In 1668, he commanded the York. In 1669, he was given command of the Foresight. In 1672, he commanded the 2nd Rate Old James. He fought at the Battle of Solebay, where he was assigned to Sir Edward Spragge's van division. In 1673, he was appointed to command the Sovereign. Later in 1673, he was appointed as Flag Captain to Prince Rupert on the Royal Charles. He was killed in action at the Battle of the Texel on 11 August 1673. 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, Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War, 1946.
3. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.
4. Julian S. Corbett, “A Note on the Drawings in the Possession of The Earl of Dartmouth Illustrating The Battle of Solebay May 28, 1672 and The Battle of the Texel August 11, 1673”, 1908.
5. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
6. Frank Fox, "Hired Men-of-War, 1664-7", Part II, The Mariner's Mirror Vol.84 No.2 (May 1998).
7. 22 J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.