Ships cruising between the Lizard and the Scilly Isles on 17 December 1653

A squadron of English warships was assigned to cruising duties between The Lizard and the Scilly Isles, as of 17 December 1653. This squadron consisted of 6 ships:

1. 4th Rate Bristol, 50 guns crew 200 men Captain Roger Martin
2. 4th Rate Assistance, 40 guns crew 180 men Captain William Crispin
3. 4th Rate Hampshire, 40 guns crew 180 men Captain Robert Blake (the younger)
4. Dutch prize Elias, 36 guns crew 140 men Captain John Best
5. Prize Hopewell pink, 20 guns
6. 4th Rate Nonsuch, 40 guns crew 170 men Captain Thomas Penrose

Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, Lists of Men-of-War 1650-1700: Part I English Ships 1649-1702, 1966.
2. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930.