Order of battle at the Battle of Lowestoft
The Battle of Lowestoft, 13 June 1665, showing Royal Charles and the Eendracht by Hendrik van Minderhout, painted c. 1665
The ships that participated in the Battle of Lowestoft, a naval engagement between the English and Dutch off the English port of Lowestoft on 13 June (New Style) 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. 109 English ships, commanded by James Stuart, Duke of York, faced 103 Dutch ships led by Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam. The battle ended in a victory for the English, capturing 17 Dutch ships for the loss of only one ship.
British fleet
| White Squadron of Prince Rupert | |||||||
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| Ship | Guns | Commander | Notes | ||||
| Van | |||||||
| Colchester | 28 | Captain Daniel Helling | |||||
| Triumph | 70 | Vice-Admiral Christopher Myngs | |||||
| Monck | 54 | Captain Thomas Penrose | |||||
| Newcastle | 48 | Captain Thomas Page | |||||
| Lion | 52 | Captain Edward Spragge | |||||
| Ruby | 46 | Captain William Jennens | |||||
| Expedition | 30 | Captain Tobias Sackler | |||||
| John and Abigail | 40 | Captain Joseph Sanders | |||||
| Happy Return | 40 | Captain John Hubbard | |||||
| Katherine | 36 | Captain Thomas Elliot | |||||
| John and Katherine | 36 | Captain John Whately | |||||
| Centre | |||||||
| Reserve | 46 | Captain John Tyrwhit | |||||
| Rainbow | 56 | Captain Willoughby Hannam | |||||
| Exchange | 36 | Captain Samuel Wentworth | Hired merchantman | ||||
| Revenge | 58 | Captain Robert Holmes | |||||
| Royal James | 78 | Admiral Prince Rupert Flag-captain John Kempthorne |
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| Garland | 28 | Captain Charles Talbot | |||||
| Hound | 8 | Captain James Coleman | Fireship | ||||
| Dolphin | 4 | Captain William Gregory | Fireship | ||||
| Assurance | 32 | Captain John Jeffries | |||||
| Mary Rose | 48 | Captain William Reeves | |||||
| Henrietta | 58 | Captain Walter Wood | |||||
| Bendish | 42 | Captain Robert Taylor | |||||
| Portland | 46 | Captain John Aylett | |||||
| Rear | |||||||
| East India Merchant | 44 | Captain John Wilgresse | |||||
| St. Andrew | 60 | Captain Valentine Pine | |||||
| Advice | 40 | Captain William Poole | |||||
| Bear | 42 | Captain John Waterworth | |||||
| Constant Katherine | 40 | Captain Francis Sanders | |||||
| Kent | 46 | Captain Thomas Ewens | |||||
| Anne | 58 | Captain Arnold Brown | |||||
| Resolution | 58 | Rear-Admiral Robert Sansum | Sansum killed in the battle | ||||
| Milford | 28 | Captain John Seale | |||||
| Small craft | |||||||
| Hind | 8 | Captain John Withers | Ketch | ||||
| Sea Venture | |||||||
| James | |||||||
| Desire | |||||||
| Little Sampson | |||||||
| William & Mary | |||||||
| Red Squadron of the Duke of York | |||||||
| Van | |||||||
| Bristol | 48 | Captain John Hart | |||||
| Gloucester | 58 | Captain Robert Clark | |||||
| Royal Exchange | 46 | Captain Giles Shelley | |||||
| Diamond | 46 | Captain John King | |||||
| Martin Galley | 14 | Captain Richard White | |||||
| Royal Oak | 100 | Vice-Admiral Sir John Lawson | Lawson died of his wounds after the battle | ||||
| Norwich | 24 | Captain John Wetwang | |||||
| Guinea | 36 | Captain John Abelson | Abelson killed in the battle | ||||
| St. George | 60 | Captain Joseph Jordan | |||||
| Coast Frigate | 34 | Captain Thomas Lawson | |||||
| Dover | 46 | Captain Jeffery Pearse | |||||
| King Ferdinando | 36 | Captain Francis Johnson | |||||
| Centre | |||||||
| Plymouth | 56 | Captain Thomas Allin | |||||
| Fountain | 30 | Captain Jean Baptiste du Tiel | |||||
| Blackamore | 38 | Captain Richard Neales | |||||
| Mary | 58 | Captain Jeremiah Smith | |||||
| Happy Return | 50 | Captain James Lambert | |||||
| Royal Charles | 80 | James, Duke of York Sir William Penn Flag-captain John Harman |
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| Mermaid | 28 | Captain Jasper Grant | |||||
| Fame | 12 | Captain John Gethings | Fireship | ||||
| Bramble | 8 | Captain Nepthali Ball | Fireship | ||||
| Antelope | 46 | Captain John Chicheley | |||||
| Old James | 68 | Captain James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough | Marlborough killed in the battle | ||||
| Loyal George | 42 | Captain John Earle | |||||
| Yarmouth | 52 | Captain Thomas Ayliffe | |||||
| Vanguard | 56 | Captain Jonas Poole | |||||
| Convertine | 48 | Captain John Pearce | |||||
| Charity | 46 | Captain Robert Wilkinson | |||||
| Rear | |||||||
| Eagle | 44 | Captain Thomas Hendra | |||||
| Amity | 36 | Captain John Parker | |||||
| Satisfaction | 46 | Captain Richard May | |||||
| Fairfax | 58 | Captain Robert Salmon | |||||
| Swiftsure | 60 | Rear-Admiral Sir William Berkeley | |||||
| Bonaventure | 40 | Captain Arthur Laughorne | |||||
| Portsmouth | 38 | Captain Robert Mohun | |||||
| George | 40 | Captain Robert Hatubb | |||||
| Leopard | 54 | Captain Richard Beach | |||||
| Sapphire | 38 | Captain Henry Hyde | |||||
| Loyal Merchant | 44 | Captain Robert Sanders | |||||
| Small craft | |||||||
| Roe | 8 | Captain James Lock | Ketch | ||||
| Eaglet | 8 | Captain William Berry | Ketch | ||||
| St. George | |||||||
| Bachelor | |||||||
| Isabella | |||||||
| Hopeful Margaret | |||||||
| Seaflower | |||||||
| Edward & Eve | |||||||
| Blue Squadron of the Earl of Sandwich | |||||||
| Rear | |||||||
| Forester | 28 | Captain Edward Cotterell | |||||
| Royal Katherine | 70 | Rear-Admiral Thomas Teddeman | |||||
| Essex | 52 | Captain Richard Utber | |||||
| Marmaduke | 38 | Captain John Best | |||||
| Princess | 52 | Captain George Swanley | |||||
| Golden Phoenix | 36 | Captain Samuel Dickinson | |||||
| Adventure | 36 | Captain Benjamin Young | |||||
| Society | 36 | Captain Ralph Lascelles | |||||
| Dreadnought | 58 | Captain Henry Terne | |||||
| Prudent Mary | 36 | Captain Thomas Haward | |||||
| Centre | |||||||
| Dragon | 38 | Captain John Lloyd | |||||
| Centurion | 46 | Captain Robert Moulton, Jr. | |||||
| Montagu | 58 | Captain Henry Fenne | |||||
| Oxford | 24 | Captain Philemon Bacon | |||||
| Prince Royal | 86 | Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich Flag-captain Roger Cuttance |
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| Pembroke | 28 | Captain Thomas Darcy | |||||
| Bryar | 12 | Captain Richard Cotton | Fireship | ||||
| Dunkirk | 54 | Captain John Hayward | |||||
| Breda | 46 | Captain Robert Kirby | Kirby killed in the battle | ||||
| John & Thomas | 44 | Captain Henry Dawes | |||||
| Swallow | 46 | Captain Richard Hodges | |||||
| Madras | 42 | Captain John Norbrook | |||||
| Van | |||||||
| Jersey | 48 | Captain Hugh Hide | |||||
| Hamburg Merchant | 36 | Captain James Cadman | |||||
| Hampshire | 40 | Captain George Batts | |||||
| Castle frigate | 36 | Captain Philip Euatt | |||||
| Assistance | 40 | Captain Zachary Brown | |||||
| Unicorn | 56 | Captain Henry Teddiman | |||||
| Providence | 30 | Captain Richard James | |||||
| York | 58 | Captain John Swanley | |||||
| Henry | 70 | Vice-Admiral Sir George Ayscue | |||||
| Guernsey | 28 | Captain Humphrey Connisby | |||||
| Small craft | |||||||
| Nonsuch | 8 | Captain Robert Crossman | Ketch | ||||
| Thomas & Rebecca | |||||||
| Hopewell | |||||||
| John | Smack | ||||||
| John | Hoy | ||||||
| Two Sisters | |||||||
Dutch fleet
- Drie Helden Davids 50 guns
- Zeelandia 38 guns
- Delft 34 guns
- Schakerlo 30 guns
- Provincien 48 guns
- Ter Goes 30-34 guns