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John Wood

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1643CSORN
Last Known Service8.1690CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1643 
Nicodemus (6) 1636-1657
British 6 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
1660 CaptainCSORN
14.11.16602.10.1661
Sophia (38) 1652-1667
British 38 Gun
4th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		B051
29.7.16657.2.1665/66
Providence (6) 1665-1666
British 6 Gun
Unrated Fireship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		B051
29.8.166620.9.1666
Unicorn (6) 1666-1667
British 6 Gun
Unrated Fireship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
1667 
John (4) 1666-1667
British 4 Gun
Unrated Galliot
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		B051
1671 LieutenantCSORN
1671 
Saint Andrew (100) 1670-1702
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant		B051
1.8.167215.10.1672
Kent (40) 1652-1672
British 40 Gun
4th Rate Ship
1660 Renamed "Kent"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
1673 
Assistance (40) 1650-1687
British 40 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Second Lieutenant		W014
17.8.167323.12.1674
Bonaventure (48) 1663-1682
British 48 Gun
4th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
15.3.1675/7629.6.1676
Speedwell (22) 1656-1676
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
1666 Renamed "Speedwell"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
4.4.167731.12.1679
Diamond (46) 1652-1693
British 46 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
6.16898.1690
Providence (10) 1689-1690
British 10 Gun
Hired Hoy
, Commander, and Commanding Officer		BWAS-1603
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Posted by Peter Wells on Tuesday 30th of July 2024 17:45

The first and last commands are unlikely to be the same John Wood as the others. The first is probably too early, and does not feature in either Pepys's lists or ADM 10/10. The last (Providence) was after Wood died. After the Diamond, he commanded the Constant Warwick on a commission of 16 July 1681 from the Admiralty Commissioners (TNA ADM 10/10; Tanner, Pepys's Naval MSS Vol.1 p.426) and died at Falmouth on 25 April 1682 (Charnock, Vol.1 p.380) marked as 'Dead' in Pepys's list beside the Constant Warwick listing.
Additionally after the Assistance in 1673, he was also commissioned by the Duke of York as Lieutenant of the Princess and Lyon in the same year, as well as 3rd Lt of the Sovereign on a commission from Prince Rupert (TNA ADM 10/10 and Pepys MSS as above)

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