Fleet at Portsmouth 1854

Northern Times

Nov 7th 1854

The Home Fleet

British Fleet at Portsmouth

VICTORY - Capt HAY, Flag of Vice Admiral Sir T. J. COCHRANE KCB, Commander-in-Chief, 104 guns

NEPTUNE - Capt SUTTON, Flag of Rear Admiral PLUMBRIDGE, 120 guns

ST VINCENT - Capt ELLIOTT, Flag of Rear Admiral W. F. MARTIN, 101 guns

ST GEORGE - Capt EYRES CB, 120guns

HANNIBAL - Capt the Hon F. W. GREY CB, 91 guns, 450hp

PRINCE REGENT - Capt SMITH, 90 guns

MONARCH - Capt ERSKINE, 84 guns

AJAX - Capt WARDEN, 60 guns, 450 hp

EXCELLENT - Capt Sir T. MAITLAND CB, 46 guns

DAUNTLESS - Capt RYDER, 33 guns, 580 hp

CURACOA - Capt the Hon G. F. HASTINGS, 31 guns, 350 hp

ILLUSTRIOUS - Capt HARRIS, 26 guns

LEOPARD - Capt GIFFARD, 18 guns 560 hp

BRISK - Com CURTIS, 14 guns, 250 hp

CURLEW - Com LAMBERT, 9 guns, 60 hp

HEOLA - Capt W. H. HALL, 6 guns, 240 hp

GORGON - Com CRACROFT, 6 guns, 320 hp

ROLLA - Lieut FENWICK, 8 guns

SEALARK - Lieut LOWTHER, 8 guns

DEE - Lieut SMITH, 6 guns, 200 hp

PELTER [tender to the EXCELLENT] 29 guns, 60 hp

Non combatant

VICTORIA AND ALBERT - Capt the Hon J. DENMAN

VIVID - Master, Commander ALLEN

FIRE QUEEN - Master Commander PAUL

FAIRY - Master Commander WELSH

ELFIN - Master Commander BALLISTON

PORTSMOUTH - Master Commander READ

SPRIGHTLY - Acting Commander G. ALLEN

FANNY - Acting 2nd Master SCARLETT

PIGMY and ECHO and COMET tugs and transports, WALMER CASTLE and ROBERT SMALL

Fitting for war service

RALEIGH 50guns, PEMBROKE, 60 guns, 200 hp, HASTINGS, 60 guns, 200 hp, FALCON, 9 guns, 60 hp, ARIEL, 9 guns, 63 hp, CENTAUR, 6 guns, 540 hp, GEYSER, 6 guns, 280 hp.

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