STAFFORD, RICHARD [SSNE 2622]

Surname
STAFFORD, STAFFORDT
First name
RICHARD
Title/rank
LIEUTENANT
Nationality
ENGLISH
Social status
OFFICER

Text source

Stafford joined the Swedish navy as a lieutenant in 1634. By 1641 he had become a captain and had the ship 'Gripen'. He served in Klas Flemming's fleet in 1644 and was dead by April 1655.

A. Zettersten, Svenska Flottans Historia Aren 1635-1680 (Norrtelje, 1903), p.628.

Service record

SWEDEN, NAVY
Arrived 1634-01-01, as LIEUTENANT
Departed 1655-04-30, as CAPTAIN
Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL