| Summary : 1667 wreck of English ketch which was scuttled on the Mussel Bank on 11 June 1667 during the Raid on the Medway (1584349) towards the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. She was part of the second group of ships sunk in this location as reinforcements to the first group, which comprised the CONSTANT JOHN (1033757), JOHN AND SARAH (1033759), and UNICORN (1033760). Apart from the HIND, the second group comprised the BARBADOS MERCHANT (1033756), DOLPHIN (1033758), GOOD FORTUNE (1033761), and EDWARD AND EVE (1433208). Constructed of wood, the HIND was a sailing vessel. She was recovered and may be identifiable with the HIND ketch which was wrecked among the Isles of Scilly later the same year. (880091) |
More information : Primary Sources:
'Whitehall, June 16. The Dutch Fleet having the tenth Instant in the evening made themselves masters of Sheerness, on the eleventh they advanced up the River of Medway, and though with much difficulty passed by several Vessels which had been sunk about Musselbank, which was the narrowest part of it, the better to put some stop to them in their passing; and with 22 sail came up towards the Chain . . . Part of the Enemies Fleet hath since this Action continued about Muscle-Bank, where on Friday were seen 24 sail, on Saturday only 14 . . . ' (1)
Aug. 28. Chatham Dock. Wm. Rand and John Brooke to the Navy Com[missione]rs.
It would save money if men were sent from the ships in the Hope and the Nore, and if the HIND ketch and the galliot were ordered to wait upon the ROYAL JAMES and LOYAL LONDON, for lodging men, and keeping the provisions dry. [Adm. Paper.] (3)
Secondary Sources:
The morning of the 11 June was taken up with sinking the first group of ships to block the Mussel Bank, namely the CONSTANT JOHN, JOHN AND SARAH and UNICORN. Reinforcements across the bank were sunk later that day, namely the BARBADOS MERCHANT, DOLPHIN, EDWARD AND EVE, HIND, and FORTUNE.
These ships were burnt in their upper works by the Dutch as they withdrew from the Medway.
On 17 August 1667 James Norman, Clerk of the Survey at Chatham, specified the financial losses of the sinkings in the Medway. He believed the HIND, EDWARD AND EVE, and FORTUNE, were recoverable, estimated at £500 to repair them. (2)
NB: This record is included for completeness since the HIND appears to have been recovered. She may well be identifiable with the HIND ketch that was lost among the Scilly Isles in December 1667.
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss |