He also captured an English vessel with two Portuguese passengers aboard.

Especially the eight largest English vessels were almost unsinkable themselves but could wreck the smallest Dutch ships with a single broadside.

On the 11th and 12th Prairal of the second year, this squadron fell in with an English vessel.

However, their use did not seem to spread quickly: there are no reports of the use of a nautical chart on an English vessel until 1489.

The siege was broken when the Spanish fleet from Havana arrived, trapping some English vessels in the bay.

"Let that serve them for attacking free English vessels."

On the morning of 13 December, two English vessels were within sight of the Duke William.

They made no captures for three months, and ran severely short of food and supplies, before finally taking some French and English vessels.

Rainsborough commanded the Swallow and other English naval vessels in the first civil war.

The enthusiastic painter could not resist the proposal; he embarked on board an English vessel, and, unknown to his wife or family, sailed for England.