1807 - Abstract


 
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Abstract of Vessel Numbers
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                             NAVAL  HISTORY  OF  GREAT  BRITAIN
    No 15 An ABSTRACT of the ships land vessels belonging to the British Navy at the commencement of the year 1807 Increase and Decrease in the Classes since the date of the last year's Abstract
    Letters of Reference RATE                     CLASS                          For Sea-service For Harbour-service, &c Building, or ordered to be built GRAND TOTAL Built Purchased Converted from other classes Ordered to be built TOTAL of Increase Captured,Wrecked, foundered &c Converted to other classes, Sold or taken to pieces TOTAL of Decrease
    In commission In ordinary TOTAL No In commission In ordinary No King's yards Merchants yards British vessels or enemy privateers Enemy's national vessels
          No Tons No Tons No Tons Brit built For built No Tons No Tons Brit built For built No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons No Tons
      Three-deckers                                                             0 0             0 0
    A First 120-gun ship, 1 2508     1 2508 1               4 10464 5 12972                         0 0             0 0
    B First 112-gun ship 18-pounder     1 2351 1 2351 1                   1 2351                     2 5231 2 5231             0 0
    C First 112-gun ship 12-pounder 1 2457     1 2457   1 1 2398       1     2 4855                         0 0             0 0
    D First 100-gun ship 18-pounder 1 2286     1 2286 1               2 4693 3 6979                     1 2404 1 2404             0 0
    E First 100-gun ship 12-pounder 1 2175 1 2162 2 4337 2       1 2091 1   2 4304 5 10732                         0 0             0 0
    F Second 98-gun ship 18-pounder large, 1 2276     1 2276 1               1 2278 2 4554                         0 0             0 0
    G Second 98-gun ship 18-pounder small, 1 2123 2 4240 3 6363 3                   3 6363                         0 0             0 0
    H Second 98-gun ship 12-pounder 11 21470     11 21470 11                   11 21470                         0 0             0 0
      Two-deckers                                                             0 0                
    K Third 80-gun ship 5 10922 1 2131 6 13053 2 4 1 1942 5 10995   6     12 25990             1 2231         1 2231             0 0
    L Third 74-gun ship 24-pounder, 11 20991     11 20991 8 3             3 5749 14 26740                         0 0             0 0
    M Third 74-gun ship 18 � large, 11 20587 6 11297 17 31884 11 6 2 3738 3 5620   5 2 3641 24 44883             3 5718         3 5718 1 1890         1 1890
    N Third 74-gun ship middl 13 22598 1 1707 14 24305 14   3 5290 3 5172 1 5 21 36631 41 71398     2 3450             9 15868 9 15868             0 0
    0 Third 74-gun ship small, 26 42509 6 9752 32 52261 31 1 1 1565 10 16080 9 2 1 1674 44 71580                         0 0             0 0
    P Third 64-gun ship 20 27769 2 2819 22 30588 20 2 12 16444 3 4039 5 10     37 51071                 2 2693     2 2693 1 1404         1 1404
    Q Fourth 60-gun ship         0 0         2 2511 1 1     2 2511                         0 0             0 0
        Line 103 180671 20 36459 123 217130 106 17 20 31377 27 46508 17 30 36 69434 206 364449 0 0 2 3450 0 0 4 7949 2 2693 12 23503 18 34145 2 3294 0 0 0 0 2 3294
    R Fourth 56-gun ship flush, 1 1256     1 1256 1   1 1426     1       2 2682                         0 0             0 0
    T Fourth 50-gun ship com or quarter-decked 7 7599 2 2105 9 9704 9   1 1049 6 6358 4 3     16 17111                         0 0             0 0
    U Fourth 50-gun ship flush,         0 0 0                   0 0                         0 0     2 1823     2 1823
    V Fifth 44-gun ship 2 1779     2 1779 2   1 882     1       3 2661                 1 887     1 887             0 0
      One-deckers                                 0 0                         0 0             0 0
    W Fifth 44-gun frigate, 4 5577     4 5577 3 1 1 1370 1 1357 1 1     6 8304                         0 0             0 0
    X Fifth 40-gun frigate, 24-pounder, 1 1277     1 1277 1                   1 1277                         0 0             0 0
    Y Fifth 40-gun frigate, 18-pounder, 3 3474     3 3474 3                   3 3474                         0 0             0 0
    Z Fifth 38-gun frigate large, 19 20724 12 13309 31 34033 9 22     2 2164   2 6 6555 39 42752     2 2150     9 9996 1 1063     10 11059         1 1065 1 1065
    A Fifth 38-gun frigate, small, 17 16951     17 16951 14 3     2 1978 1 1     19 18929 1 991 a                     0 0         1 1020 1 1020
    B Fifth 36-gun frigate, 18-pounder, large, 7 7275 1 1015 8 8290 3 5     2 2024   2     10 10314                         0 0         1 1010 1 1010
    C Fifth 36-gun frigate, 18-pounder, small, 16 14737     16 14737 15 1 1 926 2 1808 3   15 14083 34 31554                 1 940 9 8506 10 9446             0 0
    D Fifth 36-gun frigate, 12-pounder, 11 10047 4 3762 15 13809 1 14     5 4650   5     20 18459             1 873         1 873             0 0
    E Fifth 32-gun frigate, 18-pounder, large, 5 4542     5 4542 5               3 2749 8 7291                         0 0             0 0
    F Fifth 32-gun frigate, 18-pounder, small, 5 3907     5 3907 5                   5 3907                         0 0     1 826     1 826
    G Fifth 32-gun frigate, 12-pounder, large, 5 4058     5 4058 1 4 1 856 3 2340 2 2     9 7254             1 850         1 850     1 849     1 849
    H Fifth 32-gun frigate, 12-pounder, small 23 15694 3 2076 26 17770 26   1 683 6 4179 6 1     33 22632 1 662 b                     0 0             0 0
    I Sixth 28-gun frigate 9 5689     9 5689 7 2 2 1167 3 1778 4 1     14 8634         1 643             1 643             0 0
    K Sixth 24-gun post-ship, quarter-decked, 6 3248     6 3248 4 2                 6 3248                         0 0         1 528 1 528
    N Sixth 22-gun post-ship, quarter-decked, 7 3744     7 3744 7 0             5 2668 12 6412     7 3744 c                 0 0             0 0
    L Sixth 22-gun post-ship, flush         0 0                     0 0                         0 0 2 1130         2 1130
    0 Sixth 20-gun post-ship, quarter-decked, 3 1311     3 1311 2 1 1 481 3 1380 2 2     7 3172                         0 0             0 0
    P Sixth 20-gun post-ship, flush 3 1637 1 511 4 2148   4     3 1584   3     7 3732                         0 0             0 0
    Q Sloops Arrow & Dart, mounting 28 carronades 1 386     1 386 1                   1 386                         0 0             0 0
    R Sloops 18-gun ship-sloop, quarter-decked 20 8541     20 8541 20       1 423 1   21 9070 42 18034     11 4691             2 848 2 848 1 423         1 423
    S Sloops 18-gun ship-sloop, flush, 19 7406 2 693 21 8099 11 10             2 798 23 8897                     2 798 2 798         1 312 1 312
    T Sloops 16-gun ship-sloop, quarter-decked, large 18 6748     18 6748 18   1 425 1 410 2       20 7583     1 367                 0 0 2 734         2 734
    U Sloops 16-gun ship-sloop, quarter-decked, small 2 653     2 653 2                   2 653                         0 0 1 322         1 322
    V Sloops 16-gun ship-sloop, flush 10 3632 1 384 11 4016 9 2     3 1032 3       14 5048                         0 0             0 0
    W Sloops 14-gun ship-sloop, quarter-decked, 2 570     2 570 2       2 604 2       4 1174                         0 0             0 0
    X Sloops 14-gun ship-sloop, flush 7 1978 2 668 9 2646 9       3 862 3       12 3508                         0 0             0 0
    Y Sloops 18-gun brig-sloop, large 40 15352     40 15352 39 1     3 1140 2 1 18 6908 61 23400     19 7306             25 9598 25 9598         1 369 1 369
    Z Sloops 18-gun brig-sloop, small, 2 646 1 316 3 962 3       3 1016 1 2     6 1978                         0 0         1 317 1 317
    a Sloops 16-gun brig-sloop 39 11577     39 11577 22 17 1 234 1 358   2     41 12169     9 2566 1 270 7 2222         8 2492             0 0
    b Sloops 14-gun brig-sloop 6 1366     6 1366 1 5     2 404 1 1     8 1770         3 689 1 269         4 958             0 0
    d Bombs, of 8 guns and 2 mortars, 11 3916 1 404 12 4320 12   1 307 5 1661 6       18 6288                         0 0             0 0
    e Fire-ships, 14 guns         0 0         2 668 2       2 668                         0 0             0 0
    f Gun-brigs 14 guns 9 1868     9 1868 3 6                 9 1868         2 414             2 414 1 215     1 172 2 387
    g Gun-brigs 12 guns 87 15544 1 169 88 15713 87 1     1 135 1   1 177 90 16025     2 363                 0 0 3 536     1 170 4 706
    h Gun-brigs 10 guns 4 653     4 653   4                 4 653         2 304 1 173         3 477 1 145         1 145
    i Cutters, &c 14 guns 4 711     4 711 2 2                 4 711                         0 0             0 0
    k Cutters, &c 12 guns 10 1556     10 1556 2 8     2 272 2       12 1828         2 347         2 274 4 621 1 170     3 444 4 614
    l Cutters, &c 10 guns 24 2879     24 2879 13 11                 24 2879     2 274 1 125             1 125 3 352     1 134 4 486
    m Cutters, &c 8 guns 1 98     1 98   1                 1 98                         0 0             0 0
    n Cutters, &c 6 guns 2 163     2 163 2                   2 163         1 82 1 95         2 177 2 170         2 170
    o Cutters, &c 4 guns 31 2336     31 2336 30 1                 31 2336     18 1355 d                 0 0 1 78         1 78
          606 403776 51 61871 657 465647 512 145 33 41183 94 87093 68 59 107 112442 891 706365 2 1653 73 26266 13 2874 25 22427 5 5583 52 43527 95 74411 20 7569 4 3498 13 5541 37 16608
    q Troop-ships 7 5109 3 2670 10 7779 7 3 4 2860 11 11298 11 4     25 21937                 1 849     1 849 1 905 5 5583 1 779 7 7267
    r Store-ships 13 9270     13 9270 12 1 1 176 1 394 2       15 9840                 3 2649     3 2649         1 388 1 388
    w Gun vessels 1 to 4 guns 5 655     5 655 5                   5 655                         0 0             0 0
    x Advice Boats and Tenders 5 785     5 785 5                   5 785                         0 0             0 0
    a Hospital, Prison, Receiving ships, &c         0 0     14 16772 11 12578 14 11     25 29350                         0 0         1 888 1 888
    b Royal Yachts         0 0     6 1089     6   1 199 7 1288                         0 0             0 0
        TROOP-SHIPS, &c 30 15819 3 2670 33 18489 29 4 25 20897 23 24270 33 15 1 199 82 63855 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3498 0 0 4 3498 1 905 5 5583 3 2055 9 8543
        GRAND TOTAL e 636 419595 54 64541 690 484136 541 149 58 62080 117 111363 101 74 108 112641 973 770220 2 1653 73 26266 13 2874 25 22427 9 9081 52 43527 99 77909 21 8474 9 9081 16 7596 46 25151

    NOTES TO ABSTRACT No. 15.

    a The Clyde ; built of fir, after the fir-frigate of the same name launched in 1796. See vol. ii., p. 395, note A*.

    b The Alexandria, of fir also, and the last-built frigate of this class.

    c A new class; resembling in size and construction the British-built of the K class, but registered as "22-gun ships," and too generally called so, to be otherwise classed in these Abstracts. The first establishment of the class was 22 long nines on the main deck, and eight 24-pounder carronades on the quarterdeck and forecastle; but before any of the ships were launched, the establishment was altered to twenty-two 32-pounder carronades, eight 18-pounder carronades, and two long sixes, total 32 guns. The Comus and Laurel, it is believed, were the only ships armed according to the original plan, and the first was afterwards allowed two additional long sixes for her forecastle. Of all the classes in the British navy, the 22-gun class exhibits the greatest difference between the rated and the mounted force of its ships.

    d In the year 1805, 18 more of these miserable " men of war" were ordered to be built; six of them at Bermuda, the remainder in ports of England. See vol. iii., p. 376.

    e Number of hired vessels about 80.

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