English Naval Officer: Prince Maurice

Prince Maurice was brother to Prince Rupert. He served in the Royalist navy as a Vice-Admiral. From 1648 to 1650, he commanded the Convertine (presumably the former Destiny). The ship was eventually sold in Portugal, as there was no way to make repairs. In 1648, the Royalist fleet sought shelter at Hellevoetsluis. They were blockaded by a squadron commanded by the Earl of Warwick. Prince Rupert commanded the Royalists with his brother Maurice as his Vice-Admiral. They eventually sailed from Hellevoetsluis. The Royalist "fleet" consisted of Prince Rupert's flagship, the 2nd Rate Constant Reformation (60 guns), Prince Maurices's ship Convertine, Rear-Admiral Sir John Mennes' ship the Swallow, and the James (a prize), the Charles, Roebuck, Pelican, and the Guinea frigate. From 1650 to 1651, Prince Maurice commanded the Swallow. In November 1650, Prince Rupert and Prince Maurice chased and captured the Marmaduke, which eventually was taken and served in the Commonwealth and Restoration navies. In 1651, he briefly commanded the Revenge, and then from 1651 to 1652, he commanded the prize Defiance. Prince Maurice was eventually drowned when his ship sank in a storm in the West Indies. Only the Constant Reformation and the Swallow survived the storm. His ship sank somewhere close to the southern shore of Anagada. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, List of English Naval Captains 1642-1660, 1964
2. William Laird Clowes, The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present, Vol.II, 1898