English Captain: Francis Penrose

Francis Penrose served in the Parliamentarian navy. From 1647 to 1648, he commanded the 5th Rate Hector. He served in the Winter Guard for 1647. In 1648, he also commanded the Satisfaction and the Fellowship. He commanded the Satisfaction in the Irish Guard for 1648. In the Winter Guard for 1648, he commanded the 4th Rate Fellowship. In 1649, he commanded the Mary Rose (26 guns). The Mary Rose was wrecked in 1650, off of Flanders. Sources:

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

2. R. C. Anderson, Lists of Men-of-War 1650-1700: Part I English Ships 1649-1702, 1966.

3. J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, 2nd Ed., 1987.

4. J. R. Powell, The Navy in the English Civil War, 1962.