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Date Posted: 18:10:39 04/17/09 Fri
Author: Albert Parker
Subject: Re: ships in europe during and after battle of sailetes 1782
In reply to: andres perdomo 's message, "ships in europe during and after battle of sailetes 1782" on 15:29:36 04/17/09 Fri

>hello can you send to me the order of battle of the
>ships of line of french and british in the ports of
>europe during and after the battle of saites 1782?
>thanks
>andres

The Battle of the SAINTES was fought on April 12, 1782. On April 1, 1782, the following ships of the line were in commission in European waters (source: Dull, French Navy and American Independence, 373ff)—

BRITISH
100: Britannia, Royal George, Victory
98: Queen
90: Ocean, Union
80: Cambridge*, Foudroyant, Princess Amelia
74: Alexander, Bellona, Berwick, Courageux, Dublin, Edgar, Fortitude, Goliath
64: Raisonable*, Sampson
60: Panther*
50: Jupiter, Leander, Romney (all listed as on "convoy duty," possibly in European waters or inbound to or outbound from European waters); Portland (fitting for Newfoundland)
* Fitting

FRANCE
Atlantic Ports
74: Actif, Bien-Aimé, Robuste, Zodiaque
Cadiz
110: Majesteux, Royal-Louis, Terrible
64: Indien, Lion
Fitting for India
74: Pégase, Protecteur
64: Actionnaire (en flûte)
Fitting at Toulon
74: Dictateur, Suffisant

SPANISH
Fitting at Cadiz
114: Santisima Trinidad
90: Purisima Concepcion
80: Rayo, San Carlos, San Fernando, San Vicente Ferrer, Terrible
70: Afrida, Angel de la Guarda, Arrogante, Atlante, Brillante, Firme, Gallardo, Guerrero, Oriente, San Dámaso, San Eugenio, Santa Isabel, San Isidro, San Joaquin, San Juan Baptista, San Justo, San Lorenzo, San Miguel, San Pablo, San Rafael, Septentrión, Serio, Vencedor
60: Astuto, Castilla, España, Galicia, San Isidoro
54: Miño
Cartagena
60: Triunfante
58: San Julian

DUTCH (Fitting in Dutch Ports)
76: Admiraal Generaal
68: Admiraal de Ruyter, Amsterdam, Prins Fredrik, "Union"
64: Kortenaer, Zierikzee, Zuidbeveland
54: Admiraal Piet Heyn, Admiraal Tromp, Batavier, Erfprins, Glindhoorst, Goes, Prinsessa Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina, Rhinland, Schiedam
Note: Source based on French documents, gives some names in French translations or spelling; these are my best guesses on the Dutch names but I have not researched them further.—ACEP

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