 Mansell , with three ships ( the 30 gun Hope along with the 42 gun Victory and the Answer ) departed and patrolled about Dungeness . Mansell 's flag captain came up with the strategy on how to tackle Spinola ; he predicted that Spinola would try to sail close to the English coast . Acting on this hunch Mansell set one ship a good distance from another using flyboats so that a good communication system was erected between themselves and the Dutch fleet off the Flemish coast under acting Vice @-@ Admiral Jan Cant . On the 3rd Mansell was soon joined by two Dutch flyboats , Samson , and the Moon to improve communication and now Spinola was effectively sailing into a trap . 
