English Captain: Charles Wylde

In 1665, the Duke of Albemarle appointed Charles Wylde to command the hired merchantman Baltimore. Frank Fox writes that Wylde commanded the Baltimore from 20 May 1665 until 6 July 1666. The Baltimore was ready to sail only by July, and her first operation, along with the Loyal Subject, was to convoy East Indiamen home from Kinsale. By November, the Baltimore was engaged in convoying the Hamburg trade, and was assigned to the Winter Guard for 1665-1666. Charles Wylde fought in the Four Days Battle, although the Baltimore also took part in the St. James's Day Battle and the action on 31 August. After the Four Days Battle, Prince Rupert and the Duke of Albemarle appointed Charles Wylde to command the 4th Rate Centurion. In 1670, he was appointed to command the 4th Rate Assurance. In 1672, he commanded first the Bristol (48 guns) and then the 2nd Rate Triumph. He fought in the Battke if Solebay in the Bristol, where he was assigned to Sir Edward Spragge's division. In 1673, he was back in command of the Centurion. On 7 January 1678 (they called it 1677), the King appointed him to command the Mary Rose. On 15 April 1678, he was given command of the St. Michael. Finally, on 2 June 1683, he was appointed to command the Oxford. He died sometime before 1688. Sources:

1. 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.
2. Frank Fox, "Hired Men-of-War, 1664-7", Part II, The Mariner's Mirror Vol.84 No.2 (May 1998).
3. J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.