Naval history of Great Britain - Vol. VI by William James - Abstract 27

Abstract No 27		An ABSTRACT of the ships and vessels belonging to the British Navy at the commencement of the year 1819
Letters of Reference	RATE.	CLASS.	For Sea Service							For Harbour-service, &c.											Increase and Decrease in the Classes since the date of the last year's Abstract.
			For Sea Service							For Harbour-service, &c.							Building, or ordered to be built.		GRAND TOTAL.		Built				Purchased.		Enemy's national vessels.		Converted from other classes.		Ordered to be built.		TOTAL of Increase.		Captured, Destroyed, Wrecked, &c.		Converted to other classes,		Sold or taken to pieces.		TOTAL of Decrease.
			In commission.		In ordinary		TOTAL.		No.		In commission		In ordinary		No.		Building, or ordered to be built.		GRAND TOTAL.		King's yards.		Merchants yards.		Purchased.		Enemy's national vessels.		Converted from other classes.		Ordered to be built.		TOTAL of Increase.		Captured, Destroyed, Wrecked, &c.		Converted to other classes,		Sold or taken to pieces.		TOTAL of Decrease.
			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,			5	12972	5	12972	5								2	5218	7	18190													0	0							0	0
B	First	112-gun ship			2	4808	2	4808	2										2	4808													0	0							0	0
C	First	110-gun ship			1	2276	1	2276	1								2	4834	3	7110													0	0							0	0
D	First	108-gun ship	1	2289	1	2286	2	4575	2										2	4575													0	0							0	0
E	First	106-gun ship	1	2278			1	2278	1								1	2404	2	4682													0	0							0	0
F	First	104-gun ship			6	12788	6	12788	6				6	12310	6				12	25098													0	0							0	0
	Two-deckers.						0	0											0	0													0	0							0	0
G	Second	84-gun ship			3	6803	3	6803		3							6	13530	9	20333													0	0			1	2231			1	2231
H	Second	80-gun ship	1	2082	4	8442	5	10524	4	1			1	2003	1		2	4140	8	16667	1	2056											0	0							0	0
I	Third.	78-gun ship 24-pounder,	1	1927	4	7772	5	9699	4	1									5	9699													0	0							0	0
K	Third.	78-gun ship 18-pounder,	1	1907	2	3800	3	5707	2	1									3	5707													0	0							0	0
L	Third.	76-gun ship 24-pounder,	3	5711	2	3809	5	9520	5				2	3695	2				7	13215													0	0							0	0
M	Third.	76-gun ship 18-pounder			3	5646	3	5646	1	2			3	5574		3			6	11220													0	0							0	0
N	Third.	74-gun ship 18-pounder, large	1	1874	3	5500	4	7374	4										4	7374													0	0							0	0
0	Third.	74-gun ship 18-pounder, middle	3	3229	51	91247	54	94476	54				11	19137	10	1	4	6994	69	120607	1	1718	1	1715									0	0			1	1772	1	1758	2	3530
P	Third.	74-gun ship 18-pounder, small,	1	1677	3	4969	4	6646	4				5	8179	5				9	14825													0	0					1	1631	1	1631
		LINE	13	22974	90	173118	103	196092	95	8	0	0	28	50898	24	4	17	37120	148	284110	2	3774	1	1715	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4003	2	3389	4	7392
Q	Fourth.	64-gun ship	2	3128	1	1458	3	4586	3								7	10349	10	14935											2	3001	2	3001							0	0
R	Fourth.	58-gun ship flush, rasée			2	3233	2	3233	2										2	3233													0	0					1	1533	1	1533
S	Fourth.	58-gun ship flush, regular			1	1321	1	1321	1				1	1256	1				2	2577													0	0							0	0
T	Fourth.	58-gun ship flush, qr-decked	1	1199	2	2400	3	3599	3				2	2166	1	1			5	5765													0	0							0	0
	One-deckers.						0	0											0	0													0	0							0	0
U	Fourth.	50-gun frigate,	5	6272	1	1277	6	7549	6										6	7549													0	0							0	0
V	Fifth.	48-gun frigate	1	1148	4	4629	5	5777	4	1			1	1135		1	6	6962	12	13874													0	0							0	0
W	Fifth.	46-gun frigate	4	4179	33	35489	37	39668	31	6			7	7493	2	5	28	29946	72	77107													0	0					2	2166	2	2166
X	Fifth.	44-gun frigate	1	1029	1	1040	2	2069		2			2	2043		2			4	4112													0	0							0	0
Y	Fifth.	42-gun frigate	9	8390	23	21573	32	29963	32				6	5528	5	1			38	35491													0	0					4	3783	4	3783
Z	Sixth.	32-gun frigate	2	1122			2	1122	1	1									2	1122													0	0			1	538			1	538
A	Sixth.	28-gun frigate					0	0									8	4008	8	4008											7	3505a	7	3505							0	0
B	Sixth.	26-gun frigate	8	3603	4	1323	12	4926	12				6	3057	6				18	7983									1	457			1	457							0	0
C	Sloops.	24-gun frigate	5	2124	3	1277	8	3401	8				4	1701	4				12	5102													0	0					3	1282	3	1282
D	Sloops.	22-gun sh.-sloop, flush					0	0					1	539		1			1	539													0	0							0	0
E	Sloops.	22-gun sh.-sloop, qr-decked	1	365			1	365	1				1	432	1				2	797													0	0					1	431	1	431
F	Sloops.	20-gun sh.-sloop	10	4653	7	3326	17	7979	17				1	511		1			18	8490													0	0			1	457			1	457
G	Sloops.	18-gun sh.-sloop	2	798	2	801	4	1599	4										4	1599													0	0							0	0
H	Sloops.	18-gun brig-sloop	24	9274	36	13846	60	23120	60				6	2308	6				66	25428													0	0					1	384	1	384
I	Sloops.	16-gun brig-sloop			1	294	1	294		1			2	657	1	1			3	951													0	0					3	993	3	993
K	Sloops.	14-gun brig-sloop	1	253	3	717	4	970	3	1									4	970													0	0					2	511	2	511
L	Sloops.	10-gun brig-sloop	10	2367	11	2620	21	4987	21				4	949	4		26	6124	51	12060											14	3291b	14	3291					3	715	3	715
M	Bombs				6	2112	6	2112	6				1	337	1				7	2449													0	0							0	0
N	Gun-brigs	12 guns	2	363	14	2554	16	2917	16				1	183	1				17	3100													0	0							0	0
O	Cutters	14 guns	2	504			2	504		2									2	504													0	0					2	512	2	512
P	Cutters	12 guns	1	224	1	224	2	448		2									2	448													0	0							0	0
Q	Cutters	10 guns	6	1029	1	178	7	1207	6	1									7	1207													0	0							0	0
R	Cutters	4 guns					0	0											0	0													0	0					1	75	1	75
		CRUISERS	110	74998	247	274810	357	349808	332	25	0	0	74	81193	57	17	92	94509	523	525510	2	3774	1	1715	0	0			1	457	23	9797	24	10254	0	0	4	4998	25	15774	29	20772
S	Troop-ships				7	6949	7	6949	6	1			1	1032		1			8	7981													0	0							0	0
T	Store-ships		6	4264	4	2777	10	7041	10				3	2577	2				12	9618													0	0							0	0
U	Surveying Vessel		5	811	1	204	6	1015	6										6	1015													0	0							0	0
V	Advice Boats and Tenders				4	320	4	320	4				2	326	2				6	646													0	0							0	0
W	Hospital, Prison, Receiving ships, &c.						0	0			2	1990	58	61232	37	22			59	63222									3	4541			3	4541					2	2296	2	2296
X	Royal Yachts						0	0			4	1039	1	66	7		1	282	8	1387													0	0					2	403	2	403
	TROOP-SHIPS, &c.		11	5075	16	10250	27	15325	26	1	6	3029	65	65233	48	23	1	282	99	83869	0	0	0	0	0	0			3	4541	0	0	3	4541	0	0	0	0	4	2699	4	2699
	GRAND TOTAL a		121	80073	263	285060	384	365133	358	26	6	3029	139	146426	105	40	93	94791	622	609379	2	3774	1	1715	0	0			4	4998	23	9797	27	14795	0	0	4	4998	29	18473	33	23471

NOTES TO ABSTRACT No. 27

a An improvement upon the old
quarter-decked (R) ship-sloop class, and established with twenty 32-pounder carronades
on the main deck and six 18-pounder carronades with two long sixes upon
the quarterdeck and forecastle. One of them, the Niemen, was built of
Baltic fir ; and the single ship of this class, in the " Building " column of No.
26 Abstract, the Athol, was constructing of larch, cut from the estate of the Duke of Atholl.

b Surprising, indeed, that the
navy-board should continue adding new individuals by dozens at a time (see the preceding
abstracts), to this worthless class.

There should have been a reference marked at the two " ordered "
ships of class Q. One of them was named the President, built from the draught of
the American frigate of that name. The other was the Worcester, similar to
those noticed at the bottom of the preceding page.

Last Updated on 19/07/02

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