English Captain and Admiral: Christopher Myngs

Christopher Myngs served in both the Commonwealth and Restoration navies. From 1653 to 1655, he commanded the 4th Rate Elizabeth (36 guns). In November 1653, he helped transport the English ambassador to Göteborg. From 1655 to 1659, he commanded the Marston Moor and may have been flag captain from 1656 to 1657. After the Restoration, he became captain of the Centurion in 1662. In 1663, he commanded the Gloucester, Portland, and Royal Oak. In 1665, he commanded the Triumph and Fairfax. In 1664, he was Vice-Admiral under the command of Prince Rupert. In 1665, he was Vice-Admiral of the White and Blue. He was Vice-Admiral of the White and fought at the Battle of Lowestoft, in Prince Rupert's squadron. In 1666, he flew his flag as Vice-Admiral of the White on the 2nd Rate Victory. he commanded the Van in Prince Rupert's squadron at the Four Days Battle, where he was mortally wounded and died a week later. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964.

2. C. T. Atkinson, Ed., The First Dutch War, Vol. VI, 1930.

3. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.

4. J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.