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Composition of the fleet June 1855

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As of 27 June 1855:[1]

Composition of the Baltic Fleet June 1855
# rate ships notes ref
1. First-rate HMS Duke of Wellington, Flag Ship, 131 guns [1]
2. First-rate HMS Royal George 120 guns newspaper report gives 102 guns [1]
3. Second-rate HMS Exmouth 91 guns [1]
4. Second-rate HMS James Watt steam and sail-powered , 91 guns [1]
5. Second-rate HMS Orion 91 guns [1]
6. Second-rate HMS Caesar launched 1853, 91 guns [1]
7. Second-rate HMS Nile 90 guns [1]
8. Second-rate HMS Majestic 81 guns [1]
9. Second-rate HMS Colossus 80 guns [1]
10. Second-rate HMS Sans Pareil 70 guns [1]
11. Third-rate HMS Cressy launched 1853, screw propelled, 80 guns [1]
12. Third-rate HMS Blenheim 74 guns [1]
13. Third-rate HMS La Hogue 74 guns source gives 60 guns [1]
14. Third-rate HMS Ajax ditto [1]
15. Third-rate HMS Hastings ditto [1]
16. Third-rate HMS Pembroke 60 guns [1]
17. Third-rate HMS Cornwallis 60 guns [1]
18. Third-rate HMS Hawke 60 guns [1]
19. Third-rate HMS Russell 74 guns, source gives 60 guns [1]
20. Third-rate HMS Edinburgh 74 guns, source gives 58 guns [1]
21. Fourth-rate HMS Euryalus screw frigate, 51 guns [1]
22. Steam frigate HMS Imperieuse 51 guns [1]
23. Frigate HMS Arrogant 46 guns [1]
24. Frigate HMS Amphion 36 guns, source gives 34 guns [1]
25. Frigate HMS Horatio steam frigate, 24 guns [1]
26. Sloop-of-war HMS Malacca 17 guns [1]
27. Corvette HMS Cossack wooden screw, 20 guns [1]
28. Corvette HMS Tartar 20 guns [1]
29. Corvette HMS Pylades wooden screw, 20 guns [1]
30. Corvette HMS Esk 21 guns source gives 20 guns [1]
31. Screw sloop HMS Archer 15 guns [1]
32. Paddle frigate HMS Magiciene steam powered, 16 guns [1]
33. Paddle frigate HMS Odin ditto [1]
34. Paddle frigate HMS Vulture 6 guns [1]
35. Paddle frigate HMS Centaur 6 guns [1]
36. Paddle frigate HMS Dragon 6 guns [1]
37. Paddle sloop HMS Bulldog 6 guns [1]
38. Paddle steamer HMS Lightning 3 guns [1]
39. Screw sloop HMS Desperate 8 guns [1]
40. Screw sloop HMS Conflict 8 guns [1]
41. Screw sloop HMS Cruizer 17 guns, source gives 15 guns as HMS Cruiser [1]
42. Screw sloop HMS Harrier 17 guns, source gives 15 guns [1]
43. Screw sloop HMS Falcon ditto [1]
44. Screw sloop HMS Ariel 9 guns [1]
45. Paddle sloop HMS Basilisk 6 guns [1]
46. Steam sloop HMS Rosamond 6 guns [1]
47. Paddle sloop HMS Driver 6 guns [1]
48. Paddle sloop HMS Geyser 6 guns [1]
49 Paddle sloop HMS Gorgon 6 guns [1]
Ironclad floating batteries total 5
1. Aetna-class HMS Glatton 16 guns [1]
2. Aetna-class HMS Meteor 16 guns [1]
3. Aetna-class HMS Aetna 16 guns [1]
4. Aetna-class HMS Thunder 16 guns [1]
5. Example HMS Trusty 16 guns [1]
Mortar vessels total 28
8 Bomb vessels Blazer, Firm, Manly, Mastiff, Hardy, Havock, Porcupine, Porpoise. All built between 1854 and 1855, 1 gun each [1]
10 Gunboats Gleaner, Pelter, Ruby, Pincher, Teazer, Badger, Snaper, Biter, Boxer, Clinker Between 2 and 3 guns each [1]
10 Gunboats Cracker, Dapper, Fancy, Grinder, Snap, Jackdaw, Jasper, Jack, Magpie, Redwing Between 2 and 3 guns each [1]
Gunboats total 8
8 Gunboats Skylark, Hind, Starling, Stork, Twinger, Thistle, Weasel, Pigmy Between 2 and 3 guns each [1]
Other vessels/units total 3
1. Hospital ship HMS Belleisle [1]
1. Shell magazine Aeolus [1]
1. Powder magazine Volage [1]
The fleet consisted of 93 naval units of all types
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj "THE BALTIC FLEET". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 27 June 1855. p. 5. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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