English Captain: Henry Powell

Henry Powell served in the Commonwealth navy. In 1655, he commanded the 5th Rate Selby. He seems to have been in the West Indies in 1655. Both the Selby and Portland were there at the time. From 1656 until 1657, he commanded the 4th Rate Portland. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
2. R. C. Anderson, Lists of Men-of-War 1650-1700: Part I English Ships 1649-1702, 1966
3. William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898