English ship Tresco (1651)

History
England [1]
Name	Tresco
Namesake	the island of Tresco, Isles of Scilly
Operator	Navy of the Commonwealth of England
Acquired	Captured 17 April 1651
Commissioned	1651
Fate	Wrecked 12 October 1651 off Jersey

Tresco was a fifth-rate warship of the Commonwealth of England's naval forces, one of three such ships captured from Royalist forces during 1651 (the other two were Bryer and Peacock). She was formerly the Royalist Michael, captured from them in the Isles of Scilly during the spring. ^[1]

She was commissioned in 1651 under Captain William Blake and sent as part of a fleet to reduce the Channel Islands (which had stayed loyal to the Royalist cause). After bombarding shore positions in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, the Tresco struck a submerged rock and foundered with heavy loss of life. ^[2]

Citations

1. Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714, p.151.
2. David Hepper, British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail 1649-1860, Seaforth Publishing, England © 2023, ISBN   978-1-3990-3102-8.

References

• Rif Winfield (2009), British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 – 1714, by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, ISBN   978-1-84832-040-6, EPUB ISBN   978-1-78346-924-6, Chapter 5, The Fifth Rates
• Jim Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by James J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, EPUB ISBN   978-1-5267-9328-7, Section M (Mermaid)