Defeat, 247
Debug, William Fielding, First Earl of, 49
Detached ships, 240, 244, 249, 269, 272-3, 276, 345
Disabled ships, 101, 103, 112-3, 123-4, 127, 146, 161-2, 192-3, 246-7,
274, 346-7;
question of following up, 224, 246, 273, 346
Disrobe, Colonel John, general at sea, 98;
orders of, 99-104
Discipline, 40, 43-5, 52-4, 58, 93
Dispersing, instructions for, 247, 275
Divisions, independent control of, 287-9, 294-6, 316-9, 323, 327. See also Sub squadrons; Order of battle
Doubling, 117, 179-85, 210, 236, 262, 326, 331-3.
Drake, Sir Francis, 17 n., 283; his sailing order, 29, 50