English Captain: Andrew Rand

Andrew Rand served in the Commonwealth navy. From 1653 to 1654, he commanded the hired merchantman Thomas and Lucy (34 guns and a crew of 120-125 men). He fought in the Battle of Portland in early 1653. After Portland, he was part of a group of 12 ships that were being considered for sending to the Mediterranean following the English defeat at Livorno. In the event, they were not sent, and the English ceded the Mediterranean to the Dutch for the rest of the war. At the Battle of the Gabbard, Andrew Rand was assigned to Lionel Lane's division. He also probably fought in the Battle of Scheveningen. In December 1653, he was with the Winter Guard stationed at Chatham. 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.IV, 1910.

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