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Robert Maynard Robert Maynard (c. 19 September 1684 – 4 January 1751) was a lieutenant and later captain in the Royal Navy. He served as first lieutenant of HMS "Pearl" , most famous for his part in the defeat of the notorious English pirate Blackbeard in battle. Robert Maynard was made a lieutenant on 14 January 1707. From 1709 he was third lieutenant on HMS "Bedford" . He became first lieutenant of HMS "Pearl" in 1716. He was promoted to commander in 1739, and to captain in 1740.
Simon of Utrecht Simon of Utrecht (Simon van Utrecht , died 14 October 1437) was a warship captain of the Hanseatic League during the Middle Ages. He was probably born in Flanders, but emigrated to Hamburg, Germany, where he received citizenship in 1400. He became famous for capturing the pirate Klaus Störtebeker in 1401.