English Captain: William Hazard

William Hazard served in the Parliamentarian navy. In 1644, he commanded the Spy shallop (6 guns, a crew of 20 men, and of 40 tons) and served in the Summer Guard. From 1645 until 1647, he commanded the Dove pink (6 guns), a Royalist prize. In the Summer Guard for 1645, he was assigned to the Guernsey Squadron. In the 1645 Summer Guard, he continued to be assigned at Guernsey. He continued on with the Winter Guard for 1646. By the summer of 1647, he had been relieved in command by William Nixon. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
2. J. R. Powell, The Navy in the English Civil War, 1962