Vessels of the Royal Navy, and of the Hon. East India Company's service, engaged in the operations in China, 1839-42
| Ships. |
M* |
Guns. |
Commanders. |
Remarks. |
| H.M. Ships:- |
| Algerine |
* |
10 |
Lieut. Thos. Hy. Mason. |
Com. June 8th, 1841. From Oct. 10th, 1841, Lieut. Wm. Heriot Maitland. |
| Alligator |
* |
26 |
Com. Aug. Leop. Kuper (actg. Capt.). |
Later, Com. Pat. Jno. Blake (actg. Capt.). From Jan. 14th, 1841, Com. (and Capt.) Sam. Perkins Pritchard. |
| Apollo, trp. s. |
* |
46 |
Com. Chas. Frederick. |
|
| Belleisle, trp. s. |
* |
72 |
Capt. Jno. Kingcome. |
|
| Bentinck, surv. |
|
10 |
Lieut Rich. Collinson. |
Com. June 18th, 1841. See Plover. |
| Blenheim |
* |
72 |
Capt. Sir Humph. Fleming Senhouse, Kt. |
Died in com. June 14th, 1841. Capt. Thos. Herbert (K.C.B. Oct. 14th, 1841). See Calliope |
| Blonde |
* |
42 |
Capt. Thos. Bourchier. |
C.B. June 29th, 1841. |
| Cambrian |
|
36 |
Capt. Hy. Ducie Chads, C.B. |
|
| Calliope |
* |
26 |
Capt. Thos. Herbert. |
From June 14th, 1841, Capt. Aug. Leop. Kuper (C.B. Jan. 21st, 1842). |
| Childers |
* |
16 |
Com. Edw. Pellew Halsted. |
|
| Clio |
* |
16 |
Com. Edw. Norwich Troubridge (actg. Capt.). |
|
| Columbine |
* |
16 |
Lieut. Thos. Jordaine Clarke (actg. Com.). |
Com. June 3rd, 1840; Capt. June 8th, 1841. From Oct. 16th, 1841, Com. Wm. Hy. Anderson Morshead. |
| Conway |
* |
26 |
Capt. Ch. Ramsay Drinkwater Bethune. |
C.B. July 29th, 1841. |
| Cornwallis |
* |
72 |
R.-Ad. Sir Wm. Parker, K.C.B.; Capt. Peter Richards. |
See Wellesley. |
| Cruiser |
* |
16 |
Com. Hy. Wells Giffard. |
Capt. June 8th, 1841. From Oct. 16th, 1841, Com. Jos. Pearse. |
| Dido |
* |
18 |
Capt. Hon. Henry Keppel. |
|
| Druid |
* |
44 |
Capt. Hy. Smith, C.B. |
|
| Endymion |
* |
44 |
Capt. Hon. Fredk. Wm. Grey. |
|
| Harlequin |
* |
16 |
Com. Lord Fras. Jno. Russell. |
|
| Hazard |
* |
18 |
Com. Chas. Bell. |
|
| Herald |
* |
26 |
Capt. Joseph Nias. |
C.B. June 29th, 1841. |
| Hyacinth |
* |
18 |
Com. Wm. Warren. |
Capt. May 6th, 1841. From Aug. 14th, 1841, Com. Geo. Goldsmith. |
| Jupiter, trp. s. |
* |
- |
Master Robt. Fulton. |
Later, Master Geo. B. Hoffmeister. |
| Larne |
* |
18 |
Com. Aug. Leop. Kuper. |
From Jan. 17th, 1840, Capt. Pat. Jno. Blake. |
| Louisa, tender |
|
- |
Mate Thos. Carmichael. |
Lieut. June 8th, 1841. Wrecked, 1841. |
| Melville |
* |
72 |
R.-Ad. Hon. George Elliot, C.B.; Capt. Hon. Rich. Saunders Dundas. |
During earlier operations. |
| Modeste |
* |
18 |
Com. Harry Eyres. |
Capt. May 6th, 1841; C.B. Oct. 14th, 1841. Later, Com. Rundle Burges Watson. |
| Nimrod |
* |
20 |
Com. Chas. Anstruther Barlow. |
Capt. June 8th, 1841; C.B. Oct. 14th, 1841. Later, Com. Jos. Pearse. Later, Com. Fredk. Hy. Hastings Glasse. |
| North Star |
* |
26 |
Capt. Sir Jas. Everard Home, Bt. |
|
| Pelican |
|
18 |
Com. Chas. Geo. Elers Napier. |
Capt. Nov. 1st, 1841. |
| Plover, surv. |
* |
- |
Com. Rich. Collinson. |
|
| Pylades |
* |
18 |
Com. Talavera Vernon Anson. |
Capt. June 8th. 1841. Later, Com. Louis Symonds Tindal. |
| Rattlesnake, trp. s. |
* |
28 |
Master William Brodie. |
Died in com. Later, Master Jas. Sprent. |
| Samarang |
* |
26 |
Capt. Jas. Scott. |
C.B. June 29th, 1841. |
| Sapphire, trp. s. |
* |
28 |
Master Geo. Wm. Nembhard. |
|
| Starling, surv. cutt. |
* |
6 |
Lieut. Hy. Kellett. |
Com. May 6th, 1841. |
| Sulphur, surv. |
* |
8 |
Com. Edward Belcher. |
Capt. May 6th, 1841; C.B. Oct. 14th, 1841. |
| Vixen, padd. |
* |
6 |
Com. Hy. Boyes. |
|
| Volage |
* |
26 |
Capt. Hy. Smith. |
From June 30th, 1840, Com. Geo. Aug. Elliot (actg. Capt.). Later, Capt. Wm. Warren, and, on Aug. 30th, 1841, Capt. Sir Wm. Dickson, Bart. |
| Wanderer |
* |
16 |
Com. Edw. Norwich Troubridge. |
Later, Com. Steph. Grenville Fremantle. |
| Wellesley |
* |
72 |
R.-Ad. Sir Fredk. Lewis Maitland, K.C.B.; Capt. Thos. Maitland. |
From Jan. 17th, 1840, Commod. Sir J.J.G. Bremer, Kt., C.B., with Capt. Maitland. Later, flag of R.-Adm. Sir Wm. Parker, (V.-Adm. Nov. 23rd, 1841). |
| Young Hebe, tender |
|
- |
Mate Rich. Robt. Quin. |
Later, Lieut. Wm. Cotterell Wood. |
| H.E.I. Co.'s ships:- |
| Atalanta |
|
- |
|
|
| Auckland, str. |
|
- |
Com. R. Ethersey, I.N. |
|
| Aurora |
|
- |
|
|
| Enterprise |
|
- |
|
|
| Madagascar, str. |
|
- |
Capt. Dicey, I.N. |
Burnt by accident, 1841 |
| Medusa, str. |
|
- |
Lieut. W. H. Hewitt, I.N. |
|
| Nemesis, str. |
|
2 |
Master Wm. Hutcheon Hall, R.N. |
Lieut. Jan. 8th, 1841. |
| Phlegethon, str. |
|
4 |
Lieut. Jas. Johnstone M'Cleverty, R.N. |
|
| Pluto, str. |
|
- |
Lieut. Jno. Tudor, R.N. |
|
| Proserpine, str. |
|
- |
Com. Jno. Jas. Hough, R.N. |
|
| Queen, str. |
|
2 |
Actg. Master Wm. Warden, R.N. |
|
| Sesostris, str. |
|
4 |
Com. H.A. Ormsby, I.N. |
|
| Tenasserim, str. |
|
- |
Actg. Master A.P. Wall, R.N. |
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