- 2nd Rate Swiftsure, 60 guns 350 sailors and 30 soldiers William Penn, "General" and Jonas Poole flag captain
- 2nd Rate Paragon, 54 guns 300 sailors and 30 soldiers William Goodson, Vice-Admiral
- 3rd Rate Torrington, 54 guns 280 sailors and 30 soldiers George Dakins, Rear-Admiral
- 3rd Rate Martson Moor, 54 guns 280 sailors and 30 soldiers Edward Blagg
- 3rd Rate Gloucester, 54 guns 280 sailors and 30 soldiers Benjamin Blake
- 3rd Rate Lion, 44 guns 230 sailors and 30 soldiers John Lambert
- 3rd Rate Mathias, 44 guns 200 sailors and 30 soldiers John White
- 3rd Rate Indian, 44 guns 220 sailors and 30 soldiers James Terry
- 4th Rate Bear, 36 guns 150 sailors and 30 soldiers Francis Kirby
- 4th Rate Laurel, 40 guns 160 sailors and 30 soldiers William Crispin
- 4th Rate Portland, 40 guns 160 sailors and 30 soldiers Richard Newberry
- 4th Rate Dover, 40 guns 160 sailors and 30 soldiers Robert Sanders
- 4th Rate Great Charity, 36 guns 150 sailors Leonard Harris
- 4th Rate Heartsease, 30 guns 70 sailors and 160 soldiers Thomas Wright
- 4th Rate Discovery, 30 guns 70 sailors and 160 soldiers Thomas Wills
- 4th Rate Convertine, 30 guns 75 sailors and 200 soldiers John Hayward
- 4th Rate Katherine, 30 guns 70 sailors and 200 soldiers Willoughby Hannam
- 20 ships for transports with 352 guns 1,145 sailors, 1,830 soldiers, and 38 horses
- 6th Rate Martin, 12 guns 60 sailors William Vesey
- 4 small craft
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
William Penn's fleet to the Caribbean in 1654-1655
William Penn and his fleet set sail on Christmas Day in 1654 from Spithead, bound for the Caribbean. The fleet consisted of 38 ships, but 20 were transports, and we don't know their names. This is the fleet:
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