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William Davies


NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
First Known Service1664CSORN
Last Known Service12.6.1689CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1664 LieutenantCSORN
166418.4.1665
Diamond (42) 1652-1693
British 42 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant
B051
13.4.1665 Action of 1665-04-13 
18.4.1665 CaptainCSORN
18.4.16656.7.1665
Little Unicorn (18) 1665-1666
British 18 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
10.7.166511.12.1665
Maryland Merchant (40) 1664-1665
British 40 Gun
Hired Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
12.3.1665/6617.7.1666
Zealand (40) 1665-1667
British 40 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
1.6.16664.6.1666Four Days Battle 
19.7.16668.11.1666
Coronation (50) 1666-1668
British 50 Gun
Hired Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
25.7.166626.7.1666St James Day Battle 
7.5.16686.7.1668
Guernsey (22) 1654-1693
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
1660 Renamed "Guernsey"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
7.3.1669/703.10.1670
Forrester (22) 1657-1672
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
1.3.1670/7112.6.1672
Mary Rose (50) 1653-1691
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship
1660 Renamed "Mary Rose"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
28.5.1672 Battle of Solebay 
13.6.16729.10.1672
Saint George (52) 1622-1697
British 52 Gun
2nd Rate Great Ship
1650 Renamed "George"
1660 Renamed "Saint George"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
8.2.1672/738.10.1673
Triumph (60) 1623-1688
British 60 Gun
2nd Rate Great Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
28.5.1673 First Battle of Schooneveld 
4.6.1673 Second Battle of Schooneveld 
11.8.1673 Battle of Texel 
26.10.16744.7.1676
Foresight (42) 1650-1698
British 42 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
11.7.167617.3.1677/78
Cleveland (8) 1671-1716
British 8 Gun
Unrated Yacht
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
28.3.167820.6.1679
Cambridge (68) 1666-1694
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
22.6.16796.1.1680/81
Cleveland (8) 1671-1716
British 8 Gun
Unrated Yacht
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
168812.1688
Resolution (68) 1667-1696
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
13.5.168829.5.1688
Mary (60) 1688-1703
British 60 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
W014
19.5.16881.6.1688
Antelope (52) 1653-1693
British 52 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1660 Renamed "Antelope"
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
1.6.16889.1688
Deptford (50) 1687-1700
British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
BWAS-1603
1.6.168813.9.1688
Deptford (10) 1665-1689
British 10 Gun
6th Rate Ketch
, Captain, and Commanding Officer
B051
12.16881689
Resolution (68) 1667-1696
British 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Rear-Admiral,
B051
13.12.1688 Rear-AdmiralCSORN
1.5.1689 Vice-AdmiralCSORN
12.6.1689 Vice-Admiral of the RedCSORN

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