Chapter XXV: Appendix: IV

LIST OF REVENUE CRUISERS BUILT BETWEEN JULY 18, 1822 AND OCTOBER 1, 1838

----------------------------+---------------+-----+-----------------+ | | | | Name of Cruiser. | When Built. |Ton- | Builders. | | |nage.| | ----------------------------+---------------+-----+-----------------+ | | | | _Fly_ (late _New Charter_) | July 18, 1822 | 44 | Thos. White | _Lion_ | " " | 82 | Th. Inman | _Arrow_ (late _Seaflower_) | " " | 43 | Ransom & Ridley | _Cameleon_ (lost) | " " | 85 | Wm. Hedgcock | _Dolphin_ | " " | 68 | J.B. Good | _Ranger_ | " " | 71 | Chas. Golder | _Tartar_ | " " | 82 | Ransom & Ridley | _Repulse_ | " " | 82 | W. Good & Son | _Nimble_ | " " | 65 | Rd. Graves | _Sprightly_ | " " | 63 | Chas. Miller | _Sealark_ | Oct. 10, 1823 | 42 | Th. White | _Scout_ | Aug. 15, " | 84 | Th. White | _Fox_ | Oct. 10, " | 85 | Th. White | _Endeavour_ | July 16, " | 45 | N. Harvey | _Adder_ (sold) | Oct. 10, " | 73 | T. White | _Vigilant_ | Feb. 10, 1824 | 99 | T. White | _Kite_ | Mar. 21, 1825 | 164 | Ransom & Ridley | _Hound_ (lost) | " " | 169 | T. White | _Experiment_ |April 16, 1825 | 43 | T. White | ----------------------------+---------------+-----+-----------------+

----------------------------+----------+-----------------+-----------------+ | | Draft. |Rate of sailing | Name of Cruiser. | Where |--------+--------|per hour in knots| | Built. |Forward.| Aft. |and fathoms. | ----------------------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ | |ft. ins.|ft. ins.| knots | fathoms| _Fly_ (late _New Charter_) |Cowes | 5 × 6 | 7 × 4 | -- | -- | _Lion_ |Lymington | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Arrow_ (late _Seaflower_) |Hastings | 4 × 6 | 9 × 3 | 9 | -- | _Cameleon_ (lost) |Dover | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Dolphin_ |Bridport | 5 × 3 | 9 × 0 | 10 | -- | _Ranger_ |Folkestone| 4 × 6 | 9 × 6 | 8 | -- | _Tartar_ |Hastings | 5 × 2 | 10 × 2 | 8 | 4 | _Repulse_ |Ealing | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Nimble_ |Sandgate | 5 × 0 | 10 × 0 | 10 | -- | _Sprightly_ |Cowes | 5 × 6 | 8 × 6 | 7 | 4 | _Sealark_ |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Scout_ |Cowes | 5 × 11 | 8 × 4 | 8 | 4 | _Fox_ |Cowes | 6 × 6 | 10 × 0 | 10 | -- | _Endeavour_ |Rye | 5 × 6 | 9 × 6 | -- | -- | _Adder_ (sold) |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Vigilant_ |Cowes | 6 × 8 | 9 × 4 | 9 | 4 | _Kite_ |Hastings | 6 × 8 | 12 × 10| 11 | -- | _Hound_ (lost) |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Experiment_ |Cowes | 5 × 0 | 7 × 4 | -- | -- | ----------------------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

----------------------------+---------------+-----+-----------------+ | | | | Name of Cruiser. | When Built. |Ton- | Builders. | | |nage.| | ----------------------------+---------------+-----+-----------------+ | | | | _Racer_ | Aug. 10, 1825 | 53 | Ransom & Ridley | _Viper_ (late _Mermaid_) | " 23, " | 43 | T. White | _Stag_ | Feb. 20, 1827 | 130 | T. White | _Diligence_ (lost) | " 4, 1828 | 171 | Ransom & Ridley | _Bee_ | Aug. 18, " | 69 | Ransom & Ridley | _Stork_ | Jan. 5, 1830 | 160 | Ransom & Ridley | _Liverpool_ (now | July 1, " | 28 | T. White | _Speedwell_) | | | | _Victoria_ | Aug. 31, 1831 | 22 | Ransom & Ridley | _Chance_ |April 2, 1832 | 58 | T. White | _Squirrel_ | Jun 21, " | 36 | T. White | _Amphitrite_ | July 4, " | 30 | Th. Inman | _Victoria_ |April 2, " | 114 | Th. Inman | _King George_ | Aug. 3, " | 36 | Ransom & Ridley | _Wickham_ |April 2, " | 150 | T. White | _Adelaide_ | " " | 143 | Ransom & Ridley | _Dolphin_ | " " | 84 | Ransom & Ridley | _Liverpool_ (tender to | Aug. 10 " | 36 | T. White | _Kite_) | | | | _Hornet_ | July 6, " | 143 | Ransom & Ridley | _Prince George_ | Nov. 3, " | 70 | Ransom & Ridley | _Providence_ | Dec. 10, " | 20 | N. & E. Edwards | _Margaret_ | " " | 22 | T. Inman | _Asp_ |April 22, 1833 | 32 | T. White | _Lady of the Lake_ | " 25, " | 22 | T. Inman | _Hind_ | May 25, " | 41 | Ransom & Ridley | _Caroline_ | Jan. 31, 1834 | 36 | Ransom & Ridley | _Frances_ | Feb. 3, " | 40 | T. White | ----------------------------+---------------+-----+-----------------+

----------------------------+----------+-----------------+-----------------+ | | Draft. |Rate of sailing | Name of Cruiser. | Where |--------+--------|per hour in knots| | Built. |Forward.| Aft. |and fathoms. | ----------------------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ | |ft. ins.|ft. ins.| knots | fathoms| _Racer_ |Hastings | 4 × 4 | 9 × 8 | 8 | 4 | _Viper_ (late _Mermaid_) |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Stag_ |Cowes | 6 × 9 | 10 × 9 | 10 | -- | _Diligence_ (lost) |Hastings | 6 × 9 | 12 × 4 | 12 | -- | _Bee_ |Hastings | 6 × 0 | 10 × 0 | -- | -- | _Stork_ |Hastings | 7 × 4 | 12 × 6 | 11 | 6 | _Liverpool_ (now |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Speedwell_) | | | | | | _Victoria_ |Hastings | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Chance_ |Cowes | 6 × 6 | 9 × 6 |9½ to 10| -- | _Squirrel_ |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Amphitrite_ |Lymington | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Victoria_ |Lymington | 6 × 6 | 11 × 0 | 11 | -- | _King George_ |Hastings | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Wickham_ |Cowes | 7 × 3 | 11 × 3 | 11 | 4 | _Adelaide_ |Hastings | 7 × 1½ | 12 × 2½| 10 | 6 | _Dolphin_ |Hastings | 7 × 0 | 10 × 3 | 9 | 6 | _Liverpool_ (tender to |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Kite_) | | | | | | _Hornet_ |Hastings | 7 × 0 | 12 × 0 |7.6 to 8| -- | _Prince George_ |Hastings | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Providence_ |Scilly | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Margaret_ |Lymington | 5 × 2 | 8 × 4 | 9 | -- | _Asp_ |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Lady of the Lake_ |Lymington | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Hind_ |Hastings | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Caroline_ |Hastings | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Frances_ |Cowes | 4 × 6 | 7 × 8 | 8 | 4 | ----------------------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

----------------------------+---------------+-----+-----------------+ | | | | Name of Cruiser. | When Built. |Ton- | Builders. | | |nage.| | ----------------------------+---------------+-----+-----------------+ | | | | _Royal George_ | Mar. 27, " | 149 | T. Inman | _Maria_ |Sept. 10, " | 36 | T. Inman | _Vulcan_ (steamer) | Oct. 30, " | 325 | T. White | _Hamilton_ | Jan. 11, 1835 | 59 | T. White | _Cameleon_ | Feb. 21, " | 89 | T. Inman | _Kingstown_ | May 4, " | 21 | T. Inman | _Bat_ | Nov. 20, " | 37 | T. White | _Tiger_ | Mar. 8, 1836 | 18 | T. Inman | _Onyx_ |Sept. 1, " | 36 | T. White | _Flying Fish_ | " " | 41 | T. White | _Gertrude_ | Oct. 26, 1836 | 37 | T. White | _Royal Charlotte_ | " 27, " | 130 | T. White | _Active_ | " 29, " | 101 | T. Inman | _Vixen_ | Feb. 11, 1837 | 56 | T. White | _Ferret_ | Mar. 18, " | 39 | T. Inman | _Desmond_ | June 10, " | 68 | T. Inman | _Harpy_ | Oct. 10, " | 145 | T. White | _Asp_ | Feb. 20, 1838 | 46 | T. Inman | _Rose_ | " " | 53 | T. Inman | _Adder_ | " " | 53 | T. White | _Neptune_ | June 19, 1838 | 42 | T. White | _Kingstown_ | Oct. 1, " | 35 | Pinney & Adams | ----------------------------+---------------+-----+-----------------+

----------------------------+----------+-----------------+-----------------+ | | Draft. |Rate of sailing | Name of Cruiser. | Where |--------+--------|per hour in knots| | Built. |Forward.| Aft. |and fathoms. | ----------------------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ | |ft. ins.|ft. ins.| knots | fathoms| _Royal George_ |Lymington | 6 × 8 | 11 × 3 | 11 | 2 | _Maria_ |Lymington | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Vulcan_ (steamer) |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Hamilton_ |Cowes | 5 × 6 | 9 × 6 | 9 | 4 | _Cameleon_ |Lymington | 6 × 6 | 10 × 6 | 10 | -- | _Kingstown_ |Lymington | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Bat_ |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Tiger_ |Lymington | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Onyx_ |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Flying Fish_ |Cowes | 5 × 3 | 8 × 3 | 8 | 4 | _Gertrude_ |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Royal Charlotte_ |Cowes | 6 × 5 | 10 × 9 | 10 | 6 | _Active_ |Lymington | 6 × 2 | 11 × 1 | 10 | 6 | _Vixen_ |Cowes | 5 × 3 | 8 × 4 | 10 | -- | _Ferret_ |Lymington | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Desmond_ |Lymington | 4 × 9 | 8 × 6 | 9 | -- | _Harpy_ |Cowes | 6 × 7 | 11 × 3 | 11 | -- | _Asp_ |Lymington | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Rose_ |Lymington | 5 × 6 | 9 × 3 | 10 | -- | _Adder_ |Cowes | 5 × 2 | 8 × 3 | [Never Tried] | _Neptune_ |Cowes | -- | -- | -- | -- | _Kingstown_ |Poole | 6 × 4 | 9 × 4 | -- | -- | ----------------------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

_N.B._--There is no information to show how the rate of sailing was assessed. We know not (a) whether the vessel was sailing on a wind or off; whether close-hauled or with the wind abeam; (b) whether the distance was taken from a measured mile reckoned between two fixed objects ashore; (c) what sail was set; whether reefed or not; (d) whether the speed was estimated by means of the old-fashioned log.

It is probable that the last mentioned was the method employed, but in any one of these cases the rate given can only be approximate unless we know the force and angle of the wind at each trial trip. The non-nautical reader may be reminded in considering the rates given above that a knot is equivalent to 1000 fathoms or, more exactly, 6086 English feet.