English Captain: William Rouse

From 1651 to 1652, William Rouse commanded the Love. Interestingly, the Love didn't show up on Anderson's radar for his Lists of Men of War, but did for the captains list. The Love may have been a Royalist prize. In 1653, he commanded the 4th Rate Portland (42 guns). Apparently, there is a "name" issue with William Rouse, as he seems to have been called William Rause in Anderson's article about fleet lists. There is a reference in The First Dutch War that calls him William Rowe. He arrived with the fleet on 30 May, right before the Battle of the Gabbard. He was killed in action at the Battle of Scheveningen. He commanded the Portland at both battles. 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.
3. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930.