Return of the Number of Persons Flogged in the British Navy in 1845

Index
 
Return of the Number of Persons Flogged in the British Navy in 1845, specifying the Name of the Ship, the Offence, the Sentence, and Number of Lashes Inflicted.

Ship Numbers   Offences Number of Lashes
Sentenced.
Number of Lashes
Inflicted
Ardent Seamen 4 insubordination, desertion, drunkenness. 108 108
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Aeolus (1 Return) 0      
Amazon Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 drunkenness 24

24

Acheron Seamen 3 desertion 72 72
  Marines 0      
  Boys 3 desertion, drunkenness 84 84
Acorn Seamen 4 drunkenness, desertion 168 138
  Marines 0      
  Boys 3 theft, drunkenness, desertion 84 84
Alert Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 insubordination 48 48
  Boys 0      
Atholl Seamen 3 insubordination, drunkenness 72 72
  Marines 1 desertion 24 24
  Boys 0      
Alecto (3 Returns) 0      
Agincourt Seamen 9 insubordination, drunkenness, neglect of duty. 352 286
  Marines 5 insubordination, neglect of duty 172 166
  Boys 2 drunkenness 84 60
Avenger (1 Return) 0      
Apollo Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 neglect of duty 24 24
Avon Seamen 1 drunkenness 36 36
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Albion Seamen 15 insubordination, theft, drunkenness, desertion. 482 482
  Marines 13 insubordination, theft, drunkenness, desertion. 351 351
  Boys 3 desertion, drunkenness, dirtiness 60 60
America Seamen 3 drunkenness and insubordination 90 90
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Alban Seamen 0      
  Marines 2 drunkenness 42 42
  Boys 0      
Brilliant Seamen 3 insubordination, desertion 96 96
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 insubordination_ 36 36
Belleisle Seamen 6 insubordination, theft, drunkenness, dirtiness. 120 120
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 insubordination 24 24
Blazer (3 Returns) 0      
Bittern. Seamen 2 insubordination 54 54
  Marines 2 insubordination, drunkenness 48 48
  Boys 6 insubordination, theft, dirtiness 144 144
Belvidera (1 Return) 0      
Bonetta Seamen 1 desertion 36 36
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Bulldog Seamen 2 insubordination and drunkenness 72 72
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Beacon (1 Return) 0      
Bloodhound Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 theft and drunkenness 24 24
  Boys 0      
Birkenhead (1 Return) 0      
Caledonia Seamen 1 desertion 36 36
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 theft 18 18
Cuckoo (4 Returns) Seamen 1 disrespect 36 36
Canopus Seamen 26 insubordination, theft, desertion, drunkenness, neglect of duty 860 775
  Marines 6 insubordination, theft, dirtiness 216 216
  Boys 1 smuggling 24 24
Crocodile Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 5 insubordination, dirtiness, neglect of duty. 54 54
Cyclops Seamen 2 insubordination 60 60
  Marines 3 then, drunkenness 48 48
  Boys 0      
Cherokee (1 Return) 0      
Crescent Seamen 5 insubordination, drunkenness 162 162
  Marines 1 insubordination 48 48
  Boys 3 drunkenness desertion, smuggling 64 64
Calypso (1 Return) 0      
  Seamen 5 insubordination, drunkenness 114 114
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 theft, dirtiness 72 72
Constance (1 Return) 0      
Crane Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 neglect of duty 18 18
Comet (2 Returns) 0      
Curacoa Seamen 1 insubordination 36 36
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Cruizer Seamen 1 drunkenness 36 36
  Marines 2 drunkenness, theft 72 72
  Boys 3 drunkenness 108 108
Contest (2 Returns) 0      
Ceylon Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 4 desertion, theft 102 102
Columbine   0      
Conway (1 Return) Seamen 7 insubordination, desertion, drunkenness 204 204
  Marines 2 insubordination, drunkenness 48 48
  Boys 1 theft, neglect of duty 24 24
Collingwood Seamen 5 insubordination, theft, drunkenness 156 156
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 theft 24 24
Calliope (1 Return) 0      
Childers Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 drunkenness 48 48
  Boys 2 theft and neglect of duty 84 60
Cygnet (1 Return) 0      
Cleopatra Seamen 6 insubordination, smuggling, dirtiness 198 198
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 insubordination, drunkenness 48 48
Daedalus Seamen 7 desertion, theft, drunkenness 129 129
  Marines 2 insubordination 84 84
  Boys 3 insubordination, dirtiness, theft l08 108
Dee (3 Returns) 0      
Daring Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 insubordination, drunkenness, neglect of duty. 48 48
  Boys 3 insubordination, drunkenness 48 48
Dido Seamen 2 insubordination 44 44
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Dolphin Seamen 3 insubordination, drunkenness 96 96
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Dasher (2 Returns) 0      
Daphne Seamen 1 drunkenness 14 14
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Devastation (3 Returns) 0      
Driver Seamen 5 desertion, drunkenness 156 156
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 theft and dirtiness 18 18
Espiegle Seamen 3 insubordination, drunkenness 96 96
  Marines 1 desertion 36 36
  Boys 0      
Espoir (1 Return) 0      
Eurydice Seamen 5 insubordination, theft, drunkenness 204 204
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Express (4 Returns) 0      
Endymion Seamen 8 insubordination, theft, drunkenness, smuggling. 234 234
  Marines 2 drunkenness, neglect of duty 48 48
  Boys 1 theft 36 36
Excellent Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 theft 24 24
  Boys 10 insubordination, theft, desertion 114 114
Electra Seamen 1 drunkenness 24 24
  Marines 8 insubordination, drunkenness, theft, desertion. 294 294
  Boys 2 dirtiness 42 42
Eagle Seamen 20 desertion, theft, drunkenness, insubordination. 651 651
  Marines 1 insubordination. 10 10
  Boys 8 insubordination, theft, drunken 240 210
Favorite Seamen 2 attempt to desert 60 60
  Marines 0      
  Boys 6 theft, drunkenness, dirtiness, neglect of duty. 111 111
Ferret Seamen 2 insubordination 36 36
  Marines 1 drunkenness 12 12
  Boys 1 theft 12 12
Flamer Seamen 2 insubordination, drunkenness 60 60
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Fox Seamen 8 insubordination, desertion, drunkenness, neglect of duty. 274 274
  Marines 0      
  Boys 4 insubordination, theft 138 138
Firebrand Seamen 3 drunkenness, desertion 96 96
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 insubordination 60 60
Fly (1 Return) 0      
Flying Fish Seamen 1 insubordination 48 48
  Marines 0      
  Boys 3 insubordination, smuggling 80 80
Fantome Seamen 1 drunkenness and neglect of duty 36 36
  Marines 1 desertion 36 36
  Boys 1 theft 24 24
Gorgon teen 2 drunkenness and desertion 72 72
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Grecian Seamen 7 drunkenness, desertion 240 228
  Marines 2 drunkenness 72 72
  Boys 4 insubordination, dirtiness 132 132
Gladiator Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 desertion 48 48
  Boys 0      
Geyser (1 Return) 0      
Griffon Seamen 3 insubordination, desertion, drunkenness 84 84
  Marines 1 insubordination 36 36
  Boys 1 insubordination 24 24
Hazard Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness 108 108
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 theft 24 24
Harpy Seamen 6 insubordination, drunkenness, desertion. 192 192
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Harlequin Seamen 3 drunkenness 84 84
  Marines 0      
  Boys 4 drunkenness, theft, insubordination 54 54
Hecate Seamen 1 insubordination and drunkenness 36 36
  Marines O      
  Boys 2 insubordination and neglect of duty 48 48
Hermes Seamen 1 insubordination 36 36
  Marines 0      
  Boys 4 insubordination, neglect of duty, smuggling 120 120
Hyacinth Seamen 4 insubordination drunkenness 174 174
  Marines 3 theft, insubordination, drunkenness 132 132
  Boys 0      
Heroine Seamen 5 insubordination, theft, drunkenness 168 168
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 neglect of duty 42 42
Hecla Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness 114 114
  Marines 2 insubordination 60 60
  Boys

3

insubordination, drunkenness 48 48
Hydra Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness 146 146
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 neglect of duty 52 52
Hound Seamen 1 insubordination and neglect - -
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Helena Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness 168 168
  Marines 1 insubordination 36 36
  Boys 3 insubordination, theft 72 72
Jackall Seamen 2 insubordination, drunkenness 96 96
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Inconstant Seamen 3 insubordination, dirtiness 96 96
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 insubordination, theft 60 60
Iris Seamen 8 insubordination, drunkenness, neglect of duty. 108 108
  Marines 4 insubordination, drunkenness 156 156
  Boys 1 dirtiness 48 48
Imaum (3 Returns) 0      
Inflexible Seamen 1 neglect of duty 24 24
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Juno Seamen 4 insubordination, neglect of duty, drunkenness. 120 120
  Marines 2 insubordination, neglect of duty 96 96
  Boys 3 insubordination, theft 84 84
Kingfisher Seamen 6 insubordination, drunkenness, theft, neglect of duty 218 218
  Marines 1 insubordination 30 30
  Boys 3 insubordination, dirtiness 90 90
Lizard (2 Returns) 0      
Larne Seamen 2 insubordination 84 84
  Marines 0      
  Boys 4 insubordination, theft 114 114
Lark (8 Returns) 0      
Locust Seamen 0      
  Marines 2 desertion, drunk 84 84
  Boys 0      
Lightning (4 Returns) 0      
Lily Seamen 1 insubordination 24 24
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Lucifer (3 Returns) 0      
Melampus Seamen 13 insubordination, drunkenness, desertion, theft. 492 492
  Marines 0      
  Boys 3 insubordination, drunkenness, dirtiness. 60 60
Meteor (3 Returns) 0      
Myrmidon Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 insubordination 12 12
  Boys 0      
Montreal (1 Return) 0      
Mastiff (4 Returns) 0      
Mohawk (3 Returns) 0      
Madagascar Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 drunkenness 24 24
Naiad (1 Return) 0      
North Star Seamen 2 drunkenness 76 76
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 desertion 84 84
Nimrod Seamen 8 insubordination, drunkenness 240 240
  Marines 1 insubordination 30 30
  Boys 3 theft, drunkenness, neglect of duty 72 72
Nautilus Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 drunkenness 13 13
  Boys 0      
Ocean Seamen 4 theft, neglect of duty 144 144
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 theft 42 42
Osprey Seamen 1 insubordination 24 24
  Marines 5 drunkenness 157 157
  Boys 0      
Orestes (2 Returns) 0      
Philomel Seamen 3 insubordination, drunkenness 84 84
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Pluto Seamen 1 insubordination 36 36
  Marines 2 desertion 72 72
  Boys 0      
Plover (1 Return) 0      
Poictiers Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 drunkenness 24 24
Polyphemus Seamen 0      
  Marines 3 insubordination, drunkenness 96 96
  Boys 2 insubordination, neglect of duty. 42 42
Penelope Seamen 2 insubordination, desertion 96 96
  Marines 3 insubordination, neglect of duty, 144 144
  Boys 0 desertion.    
Pilot Seamen 5 insubordination desertion, drunkenness 120 120
  Marines 1 insubordination 24 24
  Boys 3 insubordination 48 48
Peterel (1 Return) 0      
Penguin Seen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 3 desertion 60 60
Pickle Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness 108 108
  Marines 2 theft and brutality 72 72
  Boys 0      
Porcupine (4 Returns) 0      
President Seamen 18 insubordination, then, drunkenness, desertion. 704 704
  Mariner 4 insubordination. desertion, drunkenness 144 144
  Boys 2 theft, drunkenness 54 54
Persian Seamen 7 insubordination, drunkenness, desertion. 168 168
  Marines 4 insubordination, drunkenness 144 144
  Boys S theft, desertion 84 84
Persius (4 Returns) 0      
Phoenix Seamen 0 desertion 21 21
Prometheus seamen 5 insubordination, drunkenness 168 168
  Marines 1 drunkenness 24 24
  Boys 0      
Pantaloon Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 insubordination 36 36
  Boys 0      
Queen Seamen 2 insubordination, drunkenness 96 96
  Marines 2 then, desertion 60 60
  Boys 0      
Rodney Seamen 21 insubordination, drunkenness, desertion, theft. 718 718
  Marines 9 insubordination, drunkenness 324 324
  Boys 9 theft, drunkenness, dirtiness 192 192
Raleigh Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness, neglect of duty. 86 69
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Ranger (2 Returns) 0      
Rattler Seamen 2 insubordination 84 84
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 insubordination, neglect of duty 60 60
Retribution Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness, theft 114 114
  Marines 0      
  Boys 5 insubordination, theft, desertion 144 144
Rolla Seamen 1 insubordination 36 36
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Racer Seamen 3 drunkenness 132 132
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 theft 18 18
Rhadamanthus (3 Returns) 0      
Royalist Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness, neglect of duty. 108 108
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 insubordination, desertion 60 60
Rattlesnake (1 Return) 0      
Resistance Seamen 1 drunkenness and smuggling 36 36
  Marines 1 insubordination and dirtiness 42 42
  Boys I drunkenness 36 36
Raven (4 Returns) 0      
Rose Seamen 7 insubordination, drunkenness 246 946
  Marines 1 drunkenness 42 42
  Boys 3 insubordination, drunkenness 120 120
Rosamond (1 Return) 0      
Rapid Seamen 2 insubordination, theft 72 72
  Marines 1 insubordination 36 36
  Boys 1 theft 24 24
Redwing (4 Returns) 0      
Recruit Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 insubordination 24 24
  Boys 0      
Romney (1 Return) 0      
Ringdove Seamen 5 insubordination, drunkenness, neglect of duty. 172 172
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Racehorse Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 theft 36 36
Royal Sovereign (2 Returns) 0      
Styx Seamen 2 desertion, drunkenness 72 72
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Seaflower (3 Returns) 0      
Spy Seamen 1 insubordination 24 24
  Marines 1 desertion 36 36
  Boys 1 theft 36 36
Spitfire Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness, desertion. 150 150
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 desertion 30 30
Siren Seamen 2 insubordination, desertion 132 132
  Marines 3 desertion 120 120
  Boys 2 insubordination 48 48
Sappho Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness 114 114
  Marines 2 drunkenness 48 48
  Boys 0      
Spiteful Seamen 2 insubordination, drunkenness 84 84
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 theft 24 24
Star (3 Returns) 0      
Sapphire Seamen 3 insubordination 60 60
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Samarang Seamen 13 insubordination, theft, neglect, drunkenness. 528 528
  Marines 1 drunkenness 48 48
  Boys 3 insubordination, drunkenness 120 120
Swift (4 Returns) 0      
Stromboli Seamen 1 insubordination 36 36
  Marines 2 insubordination, desertion 47 47
  Boys 0      
Serpent (2 Returns) 0      
Superb Seamen 2 insubordination 66 66
  Marines 1 drunkenness 24 24
  Boys 1 theft 30 6
Seagull (1 Return) 0      
Scourge Seamen 1 drunkenness 24 24
  Marines 1 theft 24 24
  Boys 1 theft 36 36
Sydenham (1 Return) 0      
Sparrow Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 drunkenness 12 12
St. Vincent Seamen 2 insubordination 24 24
  Marines 4 insubordination, theft 150 150
  Boys 0      
Sidon (2 Returns) 0      
Sealark Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 drunkenness 48 48
  Boys 0      
Scout Seamen 5 insubordination, then, neglect 165 165
  Marines 4 insubordination, drunkenness, theft 120 120
  Boys 6 insubordination, theft, neglect 204 204
Sphynx (2 Returns) 0      
Snake Seamen 4 insubordination, drunkenness, smuggling. 96 96
  Marines 0      
  Boys 3 theft, neglect of duty 72 72
Sappho Seamen 6 drunkenness, desertion 162 162
  Marines 1 insubordination 24 24
  Boys 1 insubordination 24 24
Speedy (1 Return) 0      
Spartan Seamen 1 desertion 36 36
Tartarus Seamen 0      
  Marines 1 desertion 24 24
  Boys 0      
Trafalgar Seamen 8 insubordination, drunkenness,

desertion.

121 121
  Marines 1 insubordination 30 30
  Boys 6 theft, desertion 108 108
Terrible Seamen 9 desertion, theft 162 162
  Marines 3 insubordination, desertion 60 60
  Boys 3 theft. neglect of duty, 79 79
Tyne Seamen 2 insubordination, desertion 72 72
  Marines 1 drunkenness 36 36
  Boys 1 theft 30 30
Thunder Seamen 0      
  Marines 0      
  Boys 1 theft 24 24
Thunderbolt Seamen 6 drunkenness, insubordination, desertion. 204 204
  Marines 2 drunkenness 78 78
  Boys 2 theft, drunkenness 84 84
Tortoise Seamen 3 insubordination, dirtiness 96 96
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 insubordination, theft 36 36
Talbot Seamen 3 insubordination, drunkenness 66 66
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Thetis Seamen 3 theft 84 84
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Trident Seamen 1 insubordination 24 24
  Marines 1 desertion 24 24
  Boys 0      
Vixen Seamen 3 desertion, drunkenness 96 96
  Marines 1 drunkenness 36 36
  Boys 4 neglect of duty, drunkenness, theft 168 168
Vulture Seamen 11 insubordination, drunkenness, desertion, theft, neglect of duty. 342 330
  Marines 1 drunkenness 24 24
  Boys 5 insubordination, dirtiness 90 90
Vestal Seamen 14 subordination, desertion, theft, drunkenness. 450 450
  Marines 3 insubordination, drunkenness, theft 114 114
  Boys 1 insubordination and neglect 48 48
Vesuvius Seamen 8   324 324
  Marines 1 insubordination, drunkenness 36 36
  Boys 0      
Victoria and Albert (3 Returns) 0      
Virago Seamen 2 insubordination, drunkenness 72 72
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Viper Seamen 6 desertion, drunkenness 198 198
  Marines 0      
  Boys 2 desertion, drunkenness 48 48
Vengeance (1 Return) 0      
Vindictive Seamen 5 insubordination, drunkenness 174 174
  Marines 2 insubordination, theft 84 84
  Boys 2 theft 72 72
Victory Seamen 3 drunkenness desertion, theft 96 96
  Marines 0      
  Boys 4 theft, desertion, dirtiness 90 90
Vanguard Seamen 17 insubordination, theft, drunken neon, desertion, dirtiness. 424 424
  Marines 14 insubordination, drunkenness, desertion, neglect of duty. 323 323
  Boys 2 drunkenness, dirtiness 35 35
Wildfire Seamen 1 desertion 48 36
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      
Winchester Seamen 2 insubordination 54 54
  Marines 0      
  Boys 0      

Source: Parliamentary Papers : Account and Papers ; Navy ; Ordnance ; 19 Jan - 23 July 1837 ; Vol XXXVI

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