Bombardment of Algiers order of battle
This is a listing of the fleets that participated in the Bombardment of Algiers on August 27, 1816.[1]
Allies
British
| Ship | Guns | Commander | Casualties | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Wounded | ||||
| Queen Charlotte | 104 | Flagship of Adm. Edward Pellew, Baron Exmouth Capt. James Brisbane | 8 | 131 | First-rate Ship of the line |
| Impregnable | 98 | Rear-Adm. David Milne Capt. Edward Brace | 50 | 160 | Second-rate Ship of the line |
| Albion | 74 | Capt. John Coode | 3 | 15 | Third-rate Ship of the line |
| Minden | 74 | Capt. Joseph Prior | 7 | 37 | Third-rate Ship of the line |
| Superb | 74 | Capt. Charles Ekins | 8 | 84 | Third-rate Ship of the line |
| Leander | 50 | Capt. Edward Chetham-Strode | 17 | 118 | Fourth-rate Ship of the line |
| Glasgow | 40 | Capt. Hon. Anthony Maitland | 10 | 37 | Frigate |
| Severn | 40 | Capt. Hon. Frederick William Aylmer | 3 | 34 | Frigate |
| Granicus | 36 | Capt. William Furlong Wise | 16 | 42 | Frigate |
| Hebrus | 36 | Capt. Edmund Palmer | 4 | 15 | Frigate |
| Heron | 18 | Capt. George Bentham | - | - | Brig-sloop |
| Mutine | 18 | Cdr. James Mould | Brig-sloop | ||
| Prometheus | 18 | Cdr. William B. Dashwood | - | - | Brig-sloop |
| Satellite | 18 | Capt. James Murray | - | - | Brig-sloop |
| Saracen | 18 | Cdr. Alexander Dixie | - | - | Brig-sloop. Left behind at Gibraltar. |
| Britomart | 10 | Cdr. Robert Riddle | - | - | Brig-sloop |
| Cordelia | 10 | Cdr. William Sargent | - | - | Brig-sloop |
| Jasper | 10 | Cdr. Thomas Carew | - | - | Brig-sloop. Only as far as Gibraltar, then returning home with dispatches. |
| Belzebub | - | Cdr. William Kempthorn | 1 | 3 | Bomb |
| Fury | - | Cdr. Constantine Richard Moorsom | - | - | Bomb |
| Infernal | 6 | Cdr. Hon. George James Perceval | 2 | 17 | Bomb |
| Hecla | - | Cdr. William Popham | - | - | Bomb |
Also the "Battering Flotilla", under the command of Capt. Frederick Thomas Michell, and comprising 55 vessels; gun-boats, mortar-boats, launches with carronades, rocket-boats, barges, and yawls.
Netherlands
| Ship | Guns | Commander | Casualties | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Wounded | ||||
| Amstel | 44 | Capt. Willem Augustus van der Hart | 4 | 6 | Frigate |
| Diana | 44 | Capt. Petrus Zievogel | 6 | 22 | Frigate |
| Frederica | 44 | Capt. Jakob Adrian van der Straaten | - | 5 | Frigate |
| Melampus | 44 | Vice-adm. Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen Capt. Antony Willem de Man | 3 | 15 | Frigate, flagship |
| Dageraad | 36 | Capt. Johannes Martinus Polders | - | 4 | Frigate |
| Eendragt | 20 | Capt. Jan Frederik Christiaan Wardenburg | - | - | Corvette |
Algiers
| Ship | Guns | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ciotat | 40 | French frigate |
| 4 Frigates | 44 | 1 scuttled, the rest burnt? |
| 5 Corvettes | 24-30 | Burnt? |
| 30-40 Gunboats and Mortar vessels | Burnt? | |
| 55 Others? | ||
References
- ↑ James, William (1837). Naval History of Great Britain. Vol. VI. London: Richard Bentley. pp. 398–408. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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