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Shadrach Blake

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1646CSORN
Last Known Service1654CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1646 
William and John (20) 1646-1646
British 20 Gun
Hired Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		W015
1653 
Samaritan (30) 1653-1653
British 30 Gun
Hired Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
2.6.16533.6.1653Battle of the Gabbard 
7.16531654
Industry (30) 1653-1654
British 30 Gun
Hired Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		 

Notes on Officer


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Shadrach Blake served in the Parliamentarian and Commonwealth navies. He was Benjamin Blake's father-in-law. In 1646, he commanded the hired ship William and John, which had been readied, but was in reserve, in case more ships were needed in the active fleet. In 1653, he commanded the hired merchantship Samaritan. He fought in the Battle of the Gabbard, where he was assigned to John Lawson's division in the Blue Squadron. Presumably, he also fought in the Battle of Scheveningen. From 1653 until 1654, he commanded the hired ship Industry (32 guns). In December 1653, his ship was lying in the "Ellence Road". In September 1656, the Spaniards took him prisoner at Vigo, when war was declared. Richard Beach, the Royalist privateer (Blake called him a pirate) had gone to Spain, and was at St. Sebastian, where Shadrach Blake was imprisoned. Blake's papers indicated that Richard Beach was Shadrach Blake's jailer. He was only released in August 1657.
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