Commissioned ships of the Royal Navy

This list is extracted from the Universal Scots Almanack of 1800; dispositions of ships are probably thus those of late 1799. Where a vessel has multiple commanders listed, these are generally being used as the flagship of a larger squadron. Unless stated otherwise, officers should be assumed to be of the rank of Captain. Note that the ranks are not consistently abbreviated, and (for example) Rear Admiral may be given variously as "Rear Ad.", "R. Ad." or "R. A."

All spellings, numbers, etc. are as given in the original source. Please contact me if you wish one of these double-checked for transcription errors.

NameGunsCommand
Abergavenny54S. P. Forster
Acasta40E. Fellowes
Achilles74G. Murray
Acteon44P. Hue
Adamant50W. Hotham
Adm. Devries68J. Wight
Adventure44R. Mansel
Africa64J. Bryant
Agamemnon64R. D. Fancourt
Agincourt64V. Ad. H. W. Waldegrave
Capt. J. Bligh
Ajax80Hon. A. F. Cochran
Alarm32R. Rolles
Albatross18C. Adams
Albicore16J. Chlicot
Albion22J. Hills
Alceste36T. Bayley
Alcmene32H. Digby
Alecto12L. L. Thomson
Alexander74J. Ball
Alfred74
Alkemaar56G. Burdon
Alliance20J. Melhuish
Amaranthe14
Amazon38E. Riou
Amboyna10Lt. Heywood
Ambuscade40
Amelia44Hon. C. Herbert
Amethyst38J. Cooke
Amiable32H. Raper
Amphion32R. H. A. Bennet
Amphitrite28C. Ekins
Andromache32R. Lawrie
Andromeda32H. Inman
Ann22G. A. Delanoe
Anson44P. C. Durham
Apollo36P. Halkett
Aquilon32T. Boys
Arab22H. T. B. Capel
Ardent64T. Bertie
Arethusa38T. Wolley
Argo44J. Bowen
Argonaut64Lt. G. Paul
Ariadne20J. Bradby
Arrogant74E. O. Osborne
Arrow30Wm. Bolton
Asia64Admiral G. Vandeput
Capt. R. Murray
Assistance50J. O. Hardy
Assurance44
Atlante16A. J. Griffiths
Atlas98T. Jones
Audacious74D. Gould
Aurora28T. G. Caulfield
Barfleur98G. H. Stephens
Beaulieu40F. Fayerman
Beaver18C. B. Jones
Bellerophon74H. D. Darby
Belliqueux64R. Bulteel
Bellona74S. T. B. Thomson
Bienfaisant64Lieut. Colinwood
Bittern16E. Kittoe
Blonde32D. Dobree
Boadicea38R. G. Keates
Bonetta18H. Vansittart
Boreas28Lt. Milner
Boston32J. E. Douglas
Braave40T. Alexander
Brakel54J. Walker
Brazen18J. S. Hanson
Brilliant28H. C. Paget
Bristol50Lt. T. Hutchinson
Brunswick74W. Chilcot
Buffalo12Lt. W. Raven
Bulldog14B. Dacres
Busy18J. A. Ommanney
Calcutta24J. Anderson
Calypso16Jos. Baker
Cambrian44Ho. A. K. Legge
Cambridge80V. Ad. S. T. Pasly
Camel24J. Lee
Cameleon18J. Dalrymple
Camilla20R. Larkan
Camperdown74L. F. McGie
Camphaan16Lt. Thwaites
Canada74H. M. De Courcy
Captain74Sir R. J. Strachan
Captivity64Lt. S. Blow
Carnatic74J. Loring
Caroline36W. Bowen
Carysfort28
Castor32E. L. Gower
Centaur74J. Markham
Centurion50J. S. Rainier
Cerberus32J. McNamara
Ceres32J. Nicholas
Cesar80Sir J. Saumarez
Champion24G. E. Hamond
Charon44
Chatham50Lt. Hill
Chichester44J. Steven
Childers14J. C. Crawford
Circe28R. Winthrop
Cleopatra32I. Pellew
Clyde38C. Cunningham
Comet14T. Leef
Concorde36R. Barton
Corfo18W. Ricketts
Cormorant20H. C. Boyle
Coromandel24J. Mortimer
Courageux32J. Richards
Crescent36W. G. Lobb
Crown64Lt. Baker
Cruizer18C. Wollaston
Culloden74Sir T. Trowbridge
Cumberland74Rear Ad. S. R. Bickerton, Bt.
Capt. —
Cyane18H. Matson
Cynthia18M. Malbon
Daedalus32H. L. Ball
Danae20Lord Proby
Daphne20R. Matson
Dart30P. Campbell
Dasher16G. Tobin
Defence74Ld. H. Paulet
Defiance74T. R. Shivers
Delft64R. Redmill
Deptford12Lt. R. Wright
Diadem64J. Dawson
Diamond38E. Griffith
Diana38A. Fraser
Dictator64J. Hardy
Diligence16R. Mends
Diomede50H. C. Elphinston
Director64W. Bligh
Discovery16J. Dick
Dolphin44P. Beaver
Dolphin24Lt. R. McDougal
Doris36Lord Ranelagh
Dorset10Sir A. Schomberg
Dortrecht64R. Honyman
Dover44Lt. H. Kent
Dragon74G. Campbell
Drake14J. Perkins
Driver16J. Dunbar
Dromedary24
Druid32C. Apthorp
Dryad36C. J. M. Mansfield
Eagle64Lt. J. James
Earl of Chatham12D. McDougall
Echo14J. Allen
Edgar74E. Buller
El Vincelo18G. Long
Eling14Lt. W. Peak
Emerald36T. M. Waller
Endymion44Sir T. Williams
Enterprize28Lt. J. Yetts
Ethalion38J. Young
Eugenie18P. Somerville
Euphrosyne14Lt. D. Whittle
Europa50J. Stevenson
Europe64Lt. J. Gardner
Eurus32D. O. Guion
Eurydice24J. Talbot
Excellent74H. R. Stopford
Expedition44S. T. Livingston
Expedition10T. Blissett
Experiment44J. G. Saville
Fairy16J. S. Horton
Falcon14
Fame74Lt. J. Watherstone
Favourite16J. Westbeach
Fishguard44T. B. Martin
Flora36R. G. Middleton
Fly16Z. Mudge
Formidable98E. Thornborough
Fortitude74Lt. J. Gourly
Foudroyant80R. A. L. Nelson, KB
Capt. T. M. Hardy
Fox32H. Stuart
Frederick10Lieutenant W. Edwards
Fury16R. Curry
Gaiete20F. D. King
Galatea32G. Byng
Gelykheid68F. Wheatley
Gibraltar80W. H. Kelly
Gier14Lt. Gilmour
Gladiator44Lt. F. Hungerford
Glatton54C. Cobb
Glenmore36G. Duff
Glory98T. Wells
Goliath74T. Foley
Gorges44J. Hill
Greyhound32J. Crawley
Haarlem68G. Burlton
Hannibal74E. T. Smith
Harpy18H. Bazely
Hart16Lt. Harrsson
Havick18P. Bartholmew
Hawke16E. Rotheram
Hazard16W. Butterfield
Hebe38W. Birchall
Hector74J. Elphinston
Hermes22A. Gilmour
Hero74Lt. J. Thomson
Hind28J. Larcom
Hindostan54J. Mulock
Hobart18C. Elphinstone
Hope14A. Brine
Hornet16J. Nash
Hound18J. Wood
Hussar44Lord Garlies
Hyaena24D. Lloyd
Hydra38Sir F. Laforey
Incendiary14R. D. Dunn
Inconstant36M. Ponsonby
Indefatigable44H. Curzon
Inspector16C. Lock
Intrepid64W. Hargood
Invincible74W. Cayley
Iris32G. Brisac
Isis50V. Ad. A. Mitchell
Capt. J. Oughton
Jalouse18J. Temple
Juno32G. Dundas
Jupiter50G. Losack
Juste80Sir H. Trollope
Kangaroo18E. Brace
Kent74Ad. Lord Duncan
Capt. W. Hope
Kite18C. Lydiard
La Bonne Citoyenne20T. Maling
La Constance24J. B. Hay
La Decade36J. Wallis
La Forte50Lt. Hardyman
La Fortune18G. Davies
La Legere24Corn. Quinton
La Loire46J. Newman
La Melpomene44Sir C. Hamilton, Bt.
La Minerve42G. Cockburn
La Mondovi16W. Selby
La Mutine14Wm. Hosie
La Nereide36F. Watkins
La Nymphe30P. Fraser
La Pomone44R. C. Reynolds
La Pompee80C. Stirling
La Prevoyante40J. Scate
La Prompte20T. Dundas
La Prudente38
La Raileur20J. Raynor
La Renommee44W. Sanderson
La Revolutionaire44T. Twysden
La Seine42D. Milne
La Sophie18G. Burdett
La Suffisante14J. Wittman
La Sybille44
La Topaz38S. G. Church
La Tourterelle30J. Fergusson
La Trompeuse18J. P. Robinson
La Venturer16L. Burdwood
La Virginie44G. Astle
La Volage22F. Vesey
L'Anacreon16Lt. Simpson
Lancaster64V. A. S. R. Curtis
Capt. T. Larcom
Lapwing28T. Harvey
Lark16J. W. Loring
Latona38F. Sotheron
L'Aurore32J. Dalrymple
Le Babet20J. Mainwaring
Le Cason64Lt. R. Brown
Le Commerce de Marseilles120Lt. H. H. Searle
Le Coureur28
Le Guerrier74
Le Pegase74Lt. G. Morey
Le Puissant74W. Syme
Le Spartiate74Ld. Stewart
Le Tigre80S. Sydney Smith
Leander50M. Halliday
Leighton22
L'Engageante38Lt. W. Fry
Leopard50R. Ad. J. Blanket
Capt. Surridge
L'Espiegle16J. Slade
L'Espiegle12Lt. Fishley
L'Espoir16J. Sanders
Leviathan74Ad. Duckworth
Capt. J. Carpenter
Liberty16Lieut. Cook
L'Immortalite42J. Draper
L'Imperieuse42J. Rowley
L'Impetueux78Sir E. Pellew
Lion64M. Dixon
London98J. C. Purvis
L'Ouisseau36
Lowestoffe32R. Plampin
L'Unite38J. P. Baresford
L'Uranie38G. H. Towry
Lynx16A. Skene
Madras54J. Dilkes
Magicienne32W. Ogilvy
Magnanime44W. Taylor
Magnificent74E. Bowater
Maidstone32R. Donelly
Majestic74G. Hope
Marlborough74T. Sotheby
Mars74R. A. H. G. Berkeley
Capt. J. Monkton
Martin16H. M. St Clair
Medina10J. Moore
Megaera14H. West
Melampus36G. Moore
Meleager32C. Ogle
Mercury28T. Rogers
Merlin16J. R. Moffe
Mermaid32R. D. Oliver
Milbrook18Lt. M. Smith
Minotaur74T. Lewis
Modeste64
Monarch74V. Ad. Dickson
J. R. Mosse
Monmouth64G. Hart
Montague74J. Knight
Montego Bay10
Musette24
Myrmidion20Lt. J. Burrows
Naiad38W. Pierrepont
Namur90W. Luke
Nemesis28T. Baker
Neptune98J. Vashon
Netly16Lt. F. G. Bond
Niger32J. Larmour
Nimble20Lieut. Lloyd
Nonsuch64I. Wolley
Northumberland74G. Martin
Orestes18W. Haggitt
Orion74
Orpheus32W. Hills
Osprey18J. Watts
Otter14G. McKinley
Overyssel64V. A. S. Lutwidge
Capt. Z. Bazley
P Charlotte40T. Stephenson
Pallas38J. Edmonds
Pearl32S. J. Ballard
Pelican18R. Philpot
Penelope36H. Blackwood
Penguin18B. R. Littlehales
Perseus20H. Compton
Peterell16F. W. Austen
Phaeton38J. N. Morris
Pheasant18W. Skipsey
Phoebe36R. Barlow
Phoenix36L. W. Halstead
Pigmy14Lt. W. Shepherd
Plover18J. Cheshyre
Pluto14H. F. Edgell
Polyphemus64G. Lumsdaine
Porcupine24A. F. Evans
Porpoise10W. Scott
Portland50L. J. Manderson
Powerful74W. O'B. Drury
Prince98R. Ad. Sir C. Cotton
Capt. S. Sutton
Prince Frederick64J. S. Hall
Prince George98V. A. Sir W. Parker
Capt. J. Bingham
Prince of Wales98V. A. Ld. Seymour
Capt. A. Reynou
Prince of Wales38
Princess26Lt. H. Dayrell
Proselyte32G. Fowke
Prosperine36
Prothee64
Prudent64C. H. Lane
Pylades18J. Boorder
Quebec32H. W. Baynton
Queen98Ad. Sir H. Parker
Capt. M. Dobson
Queen Charlotte100V. A. Ld. Keith
KB, Capt. A. Todd
Racoon18R. Lloyd
Raisonable64C. Boyles
Rambler14A. W. Schomborg
Ramillies74R. Grendall
Ranger16J. Little
Rattler16W. Robinson
Rattlesnake16S. Gooch
Recovery10Lt. W. Ross
Redbridge16Lt. G. Hayes
Redoubt20J. K. Shepard
Regard6
Regulus44G. Eyre
Reliance-Com J. Hunter
Capt. H. Waterhouse
Renown74R. Ad. J. B. Warren, Bt
Capt. T Eyles
Republican18
Repulse64J. Alms
Requin12Lt. F. Thesiger
Resolution74W. Mitchell
Resource32J. Crispo
Robust74G. Countess
Roebuck44J. Buchanan
Romney50J. Lawford
Romulus36J. Culverhouse
Rosario14J. Carthew
Royal George100Ad. Ld. Bridport
Rr.Ad C. M. Pole
Capr. W. Donet
Royal Oak74T. Rawe
Royal Sovereign100Adm. Sir Al. Gardner
Capt. W. Bedford
Royal William84Ad M. Milbank
C. F. Pickmore
Ruby64A. H. Gardner
Russel74H. Sawyer
Salvador del Mundo112
Sampson64Lt. W. Bevians
San Damaso74L. J. Lowe
San Leon16J. Harward
San Nicolas80W. Styles
San Ysidro74L. R. Williams
Sandwich98B. Douglas
Sans Pareil80C. V. Penrose
Santa Dorothea42H. Downman
Santa Margarita36G. Parker
Santa Teresa42R. Campbell
Saturn74T. Totty
Savage16N. Thompson
Sceptre64V. Edwards
Scorpion16C. Tinling
Scourge22S. Warren
Sea Flower16J. Murray
Sea-Gull18H. Wray
Seahorse38E. J. Foote
Selby22T. Palmer
Sensible36R. Sauce
Serapis44C. Duncan
Serpent16T. Roberts
Severn44J. Whitby
Shannon32C. D. Pater
Shark16P. V. B. Brooke
Sheerness44J. S. Carden
Snake18J. M. Lewes
Southampton32J. Harvey
Spanker24L. W. Caspal
Sparrow12Lt. Whily
Speedwell14Lt. J. Ready
Speedy14J. Brenton
Spencer14J. Walton
Sphynx20
Spitfire16M. Seymour
Sprightly12Lt. R. Jump
Spy18W. Grosvenor
Squirrel24J. Hamstead
St. Albans64J. O. Hardy
St. Fiorenzo40Sir H. Neale
St. George98S. Edwards
Stag32J. S. Yorke
Star18J. Gardner
Stately64G. Scott
Stork18C. Laroche
Success32S. Peard
Suffolk74V. Ad. P. Rainier
Capt. P. Malcolm
Sultan74Lt. C. Woodger
Superb74J. Sutton
Supply10W. Kent
Surinam18C. Cole
Surprize24E. Hamilton
Swallow18J. Hayes
Swan14H. Carew
Swiftsure74B. Hallowell
Sylph18C. Dashwood
Syren32T. le M.Gosselin
Syrius36R. King
Tamer38T. Western
Temeraire98R. Ad. J. H. Whitshed
Capt. P. Pugo
Termagant18
Terpischore32W. H. Cage
Terrible74W. Wolseley
Thalia36J. Nisbet
Thames32W. Lukin
Theseus74E. J. Canes
Thorn16G. Cranston
Thunderer74T. Hardy
Tisiphone20C. Grant
Transfer14— Moore
Tremendous74J. Osborn
Trent36R. W. Otway
Trial12Lieut. J. Dowling
Trident64J. Turner
Trincomalee16J. Rowe
Triton32J. Gore
Triumph74R. A. C. Collingwood
Capt. T. Secombe
Tromp54R. Worsley
Trusty50G. Bowen
Ulysses44T. Presland
Unicorn32P. Wilkinson
Union90Lieut. W. Quarme
Vanguard74W. Brown
Venerable74S. W. G. Fairfax
Venus32T. Graves
Vestal28C. White
Veteran64A. C. Dickson
Victor18G. R. Collier
Victorieuse12E. S. Dickson
Victorious74W. Clark
Vigilant64Lt. Hewitt
Ville de Paris110W. Bathurst
Viper12Lt. J. Pengelly
Voltigeur18T. G. Shortland
Vryheid74Lt. J. Maston
Vulture14Lt. J. Gawen
Warrior74C. Tyler
Wasp16J. Edwards
Wassenaer64C. Craven
Weazle12W. Durban
Weymouth26A. Crofton
Windsor Castle98A. Bertie
Woolwich44G. Jardine
Woolwich10Lt. John Cox
Xenophon22G. Sayer
York64J. Ferrier
Zealand64V. A. A. Graeme
Capt. T. Parr
Zealous74S. Hood
Zebra14T. Sparke
Zephyr16W. Champain

State of British Navy, Dec 1799

Line50sfrig.slps.total
In commission 144 22 200 292 658
Recieving-ships 7 1 8 0 16
Serviceable
& repairing
3 0 2 0 5
In ordinary 22 1 23 48 94
Building 15 2 4 0 21
Total 191 26 237 30 794