English Captain: Thomas Elliot

In 1664, Thomas Elliot was appointed to command the hired merchant ship Katherine (36 guns). He fought in the Battle of Lowestoft, where he was assigned to Christopher Myngs' division. At the Four Days Battle, he was assigned to Richard Utber's divison. Frank Fox has him still in the Katherine, but now with 40 guns. Frank Fox says that he commanded the Katherine from 8 March 1665 until she was idled in July 1666. Pepys has him in 1665 first in the 4th Rate Sapphire and then the 3rd Rate Revenge. Frank Fox says the Thomas Elliot fought in the St. James's Day Battle while in command of the Revenge. In 1667, he was reappointed to command the Revenge. In 1668, he was appointed to command the 3rd Rate Anne. He was reappointed again in 1670 to the Anne. In 1670, he was appointed as captain of the Reserve. In 1672, he was appointed to command the 3rd Rate York. He fought in the Battle of Solebay in the York, where he was assigned to Sir John Harman's division. Later in 1672, he was appointed as second captain of the 2nd rate London. He seems to have at least been at the first Schooneveld battle. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War, 1946.

2. Julian S. Corbett, “A Note on the Drawings in the Possession of The Earl of Dartmouth Illustrating The Battle of Solebay May 28, 1672 and The Battle of the Texel August 11, 1673”, 1908.

3. Frank Fox, Great Ships: The Battlefleet of King Charles II, 1980.

4. Frank Fox, "Hired Men-of-War, 1664-7", Part II, The Mariner's Mirror Vol.84 No.2 (May 1998).

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