English Captain: Thomas Guy

Thomas Guy served in the Restoration navy. In 1665, he commanded the 5th Rate Oxford. In 1666, he was appointed to command the 4th Rate Assurance. He fought in the Four Days Battle, where he was assigned to Christopher Myngs' division in the Blue Squadron. Anderson writes that he was assigned to Prince Rupert's detachement that was sent to look for the French during the Four Days' Battle. Later in 1666, Prince Rupert and the Duke of Albemarle appointed him to command the 4th Rate Portsmouth. He commanded the Portsmouth in the St. James's Day Battle, where he was assigned to Sir Joseph Jordan's division in the Red Squadron. In 1670, the Duke of York appointed him to command the Henrietta yacht. In 1672, the Duke of York appointed him to command the 4th Rate Portland (50 guns). He was with the fleet for a time in July 1672. In August, he was assigned to Sir John Kempthorne's division in the Red Squadron. Later in 1672, he was back in command of the Henrietta yacht. Later in 1673, the Duke of York appointed him to command the 2nd Rate St. Michael. Later in 1673, he was back in command of the Henrietta yacht. He fought in the Battle of the Texel, where his ship, the Henrietta yacht, was sunk. On 13 April 1674, the King appointed him to command the Portsmouth yacht. Sources:

1. R. C. Anderson, Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War, 1946.
2. R. C. Anderson, The Journals of Sir Thomas Allin, Vol.II 1667-1678, 1940.
3. Frank Fox, A Distant Storm: the Four Days' Battle of 1666, 1996.
4. J.R. Tanner, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Naval Manuscripts in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Vol.I, 1903.