DAY, THOMAS [SSNE 4192]

Surname

DAY

First name

THOMAS

Title/rank

SHIPBUILDER

Nationality

ENGLISH

Social status

GENTRY

Text source

Thomas Day was an English shipbuilder who arrived from England in 1659. He was employed at Bodekull and built 3 ships, including the 'Saturnus'by 1663, 'Nyckeln', and his last vessel the 157 foot 'Venus' completed in 1669 at Karlshamn shipyard. However Day departed from Swedish service in April 1668. Day must have been at the later stage of life as he was noted as "old" in admiralty records by this point.

 

Sources: Swedish Krigsarkiv, Meritforteckningar (Flottan); E. Wendt, Amiralitetskollegiets historia part 1, 1634-1695, (Stockholm, 1950), pp. 214, 220, 222; A. Zettersten, Svenska Flottans Historia Åren 1635-1680 (Norrtelje, 1903), p.600.

Service record

SWEDEN, NAVY

Arrived 1659-01-01, as MASTER SHIPBUILDER

Departed 1668-04-25, as MASTER SHIPBUILDER

Capacity OFFICER, purpose NAVAL