English Captain: William Redgacke

William Redgacke (Redjack) commanded the hired merchantman Katherine (24 guns) from 1652 to 1653. This ship was sometimes referred to as the Little Katherine. He fought in the Battle of Dungeness on November 30, 1652. In early 1653, he fought in the Battle of Portland. He is absent from the literature after that point. 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.