- R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
- J. R. Powell, The Navy in the English Civil War, 1962
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
English Captain: Thomas Plunkett
Thomas Plunkett served in the Parliamentarian and Commonwealth navies. From 1642 to 1643, he commanded the Crescent (a crew of 50 men and 12 guns). In the summer of 1643, he was with the Irish Guard. In 1644, he commanded the Providence, but was suspended. From 1645 to 1646, he commanded the hired merchantship Discovery. In 1646, he was assigned to the Summer Guard. From 1646 to 1648, he commanded a Parliamentarian privateer. He apparently switched sides, for from 1649 to 1651, he commanded a Royalist privateer.
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Ed, I would not be surprised if it were the same Plunkett. The Royalists were active in the Caribbean during this period. It was there that Prince Maurice, brother to Prince Rupert, was lost in a storm. I have an idea that some of the Royalist activities either were piracy, or bordered on piracy.
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