Ships at Trafalgar. Tables C,D and E
TABLE C
SHIPS BUILDING OCTOBER 1805
Caledonia .. 120 Plymouth .. Royal Dockyard
Queen Charlotte .. 120 Deptford .. Royal Dockyard
Boyne .. .. 100 Portsmouth .. Royal Dockyard
Impregnable 100 Chatham .. Royal Dockyard
Ocean . . .. 100 Woolwich .. Royal Dockyard
Union . . . . 98 Plymouth .. Royal Dockyard
Aboukir .. 74 Friendsbury Brindley
Bombay .. .. 74 Deptford Royal Dockyard
Cumberland .. 74 Northfleet . . Pitcher
Elizabeth .. 74 Blackwall . . Wells
Invincible .. 74 Woolwich .. Royal Dockyard
Marlborough 74 Deptford Barnard
Milford .. .. 74 Milford .. Jacob
Magnificent . . 74 Blackwall . . . ------
Royal Oak .. 74 Deptford Dudman
Scipio .. 74 Portsmouth . . Royal Dockyard
Sultan .. .. 74 Deptford .. .. Dudman
Victorious . . 74 Bucklershard, S`hampton Adam
Valiant .. .. 74 Blackwall .. ..
Warspite . . 74 Chatham . . .. Royal Dockyard
York .. .. .. .74 Northfleet .. .. Pitcher
Not named .. 74 Blackwall .. Wells
ditto 74 Southampton .. .. Adam
ditto .. . 74 -------- Perry
ditto .. . 74 Rotherhithe . . .. Brent
ditto .. . 74 Woolwich . . . . Royal Dockyard
Dartmouth . . 38 Dartmouth .. Tanner
La Forte . . 38 Sheerness . . Royal Dockyard
Lavinia .. .. 38 Milford .. .. Jacob
Lowestoffe .. 38 Woolwich .. Royal Dockyard
Shannon.. .. 38 Friendsbury .. Brindley
Undaunted .. 38 Harwich .. .. Graham
Creole .. 36 Dartmouth .. Tanner
Hussar . . 36 Bucklershard, S`hampton Adam
Iphigenia 36 Chatham .. .. Royal Dockyard
Meleager 36 Chatham .. Royal Dockyard
Alexandra . .. 32 Portsmouth .. Royal Dockyard
Minerve .. .. 32 Deptford .. Royal Dockyard
Halifax .. .. 24 Halifax .. ..
Banter .. .. 24 River Tyne
Crocodile.. .. 24 River Tyne .. Temple
Pandour.. .. 24
Six, not named.. .. 24 Merchants` Yards
Ariel .. .. .18 Yarmouth .. Palmer
Brazen .. .. 18 Portsmouth Royal Dockyard
Kangaroo . . 18 Lynn .. .. Brindley
Ferret .. 18 Dartmouth Tanner
Swallow 9. .. 18 Dartmouth Tanner
Six, not named 18 Royal Dockyards
Nineteen, not named 18 Merchants` Yards
TABLE D.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE SHIPS OF THE NAVY IN OCTOBER, 1805
Line of 50 to 44 Sloops,
Stations. Battle Gun Ships Frigates etc. *
In Port and Fitting . . . . . . 14 1 26 77
Guard-Ships .. .. .. . . . . 3 3 4 3
In the English and Irish Channels 25 3 29 100
On the Downs and North Sea Stations 11 2 13 130
At the W. I.Islands and on the Passage 2 1 12 25
On the Jamaica Station .. .. . . 3 - 9 24
American and Newfoundland Stations 4 2 9 17
East Indies and on the Passage .. 7 2 12 10
Coast of Alrica .. - - 1 1
Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar .. 33 - 10 2
Mediterranean and on Passage . . 2 - 6 15
Secret Expedition . . . . . . 2 2 2 1
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Sea Service Ships in Commission .. 106 16 133 404
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In Ordinary, Harbour Service &c. .. 96 19 87 11
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Troopships .. .. .. 31
* Including Yachts, Small Craft, and 93 Hired Vessels.
TABLE E
PARTICULARS OF BRITISH FLEET AT TRAFALGAR
Ship. Guns Length Breadth. Depth. Tons* Year Where Built
Burthen. Built
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Victory .. 100 186.0 521.0 21.6 2,162 1765 Chatham
Royal .. 100 185.0 51.2 21.6 2,121 1787 Plymouth
Sovereign
Britannia 100 178.0 52.0 21.6 2,091 1762 Portsmouth
Dreadnought 98 185.0 51.0 21.6 2,111 1801 Portsmouth
Neptune .. 98 185.0 51.0 21.0 2,111 1797 Deptford
Prince .. 98 177.6 49.0 21.0 1,871 1788 Chatham
Temeraire 98 185.0 51.2 21.6 2,121 1793 Chatham
Tonnant 80 197.6 50.7 23.7 2,190 1791 Toulon
Achilles 74 182.2 49.0 21.1 1,916 1798 Gravesend
Ajax 74 182.3 49.3 21.3 1,931 1798 Blackwall
Bellerophon 74 168.3 47.4 19.9 1,644 1786 Beaulieu
Colossus 74 180.0 48.1 21.0 1,881 1801 Deptford
Conqueror.. 74 176.0 49.0 20.9 1,842 1800 Harwich
Defence .. 74 168.0 46.9 19.9 1,602 1763 Plymouth
Defiance 74 169.0 47.4 19.9 1,645 1783 Thames
Leviathan 74 172.3 47.9 20.9 1,703 1789 Chatham
Mars .. 74 176.0 49.0 20.1 1,842 1794 Deptford
Minotaur .. 74 172.3 48.1 19.1 1,721 1793 Woolwich
Orion .. 74 170.0 46.9 20.6 1,604 1788 Thames
Revenge .. 74 182.0 49.0 20.9 1,919 1805 Chatham
Swiftsure .. 74 168.6 46.1. 19.9 1,612 1804 Thames
Thunderer 74 170.8 47.7 19.1 1,699 1783 Thames
Belleisle .. 74 184.5 48.9 21.7 1,900 1793 Capt. 1795
Spartiate .. 74 186.0 48.3 21.1 1,900 1793 Capt. 1798
Africa .. 64 159.6 44.6 18.0 1,379 1781 Thames
Agamemnon 64 161 44.4 19.0 1,376 1781 Bucklershard
Polyphemus 64 159.6 44.4 19.0 1,369 1782 Sheerness
Euryalus 36 145.2 38.2 13.3 946 1803 Bucklershard
Naiad .. 36 147 39.6 13.9 1,020 1797 Thames
Phoebe .. 36 142.6 38.0 13.5 913 1795 Thames
Sirius .. 36 148.1 39.1 13.3 1,049 1797 Thames
Pickle .. 10
Entreprenante 10
* Builders old measurement.
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