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][2]
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 |
| Britomart | 10 | Cdr. Robert Riddle | - | - | Brig-sloop |
| Cordelia | 10 | Cdr. William Sargent | - | - | Brig-sloop |
| Beelzebub | 10 | Cdr. William Kempthorn | 1 | 3 | Bomb w/two mortars |
| Fury | 10 | Cdr. Constantine Richard Moorsom | - | - | Bomb w/two mortars |
| Infernal | 12 | Cdr. Hon. George James Perceval | 2 | 17 | Bomb w/two mortars |
| Hecla | 12 | Cdr. William Popham | - | - | Bomb w/two mortars |
| Express[3] | 4 | - | - | - | Advice boat tender to Revenge |
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.
Other British
Although James lists these three vessels as leaving England with the flotilla for Algiers, none actually served there.
| Ship | Guns | Commander | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saracen | 18 | Cdr. Alexander Dixie | Brig-sloop. Left behind at Gibraltar. Although James refers to Saracen in his account of the preparations for the bombardment, he is in error. By 1816 Commander Alexander Dixie was no longer in command of Saracen, and she was at Bermuda. |
| Satellite | 18 | Capt. James Murray | Brig-sloop. This was probably the vessel left behind at Gibraltar, with Saracen being a typographical mistake for Satelite |
| Jasper | 10 | Cdr. Thomas Carew | Brig-sloop. Only as far as Gibraltar, then returning home with dispatches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Frigates | 44 | 1 scuttled, the rest burnt? |
| 5 Corvettes | 24-30 | Burnt? |
| 30-40 Gunboats and Mortar vessels | Burnt? | |
| 55 Others? | ||
James mentions that a French frigate of 40 guns, named Ciotat, had warned the Algerines of the coming attack.[4] However, there was no vessel by that name in the French Navy between 1786 and 1861.[5] Other sources refer to Ciotat as a gabarre or a corvette, and make no mention of her being a man-of-war.
Citations and references
Citations
- "No. 17173". The London Gazette. 15 September 1816. pp. 1789–1793.
- James (1837), Vol. 6, pp.398–408.
- Anon. (1941), p.332, Fn. 1.
- James (1824), Vol.5, p.575.
- Winfield & Roberts (2015).
References
- Anon. "By a Friend of the National Maritime Museum" (1941) "The Battle of Algiers", Mariner's mirror (October 1941), Vol. 27, pp.324-338.
- James, William (1837). Naval History of Great Britain. Vol. VI. London: Richard Bentley. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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