Battle of Valcour Island - Order of Battle

Order of Battle

American Fleet
Ship (type, guns) Commander Notes
Enterprise (sloop, 12) James Smith Hospital ship, escaped
Royal Savage (schooner, 12) David Hawley Ran aground and burned October 11
Trumbull (row galley, 10) Seth Warner (left flag, Wigglesworth) Escaped
Called Schuyler prior to launch
Also referred to as Trumble
Washington (row galley, 10) John Thatcher (right flag, Waterbury) Damaged October 11
Captured October 13
Revenge (sloop, 8) Isaac Seamon Escaped
Congress (row galley, 8) James Arnold (flag ship, Benedict Arnold) Ran aground and burned October 13
Lee (row galley, 6) Captain Daviss Ran aground October 13
Recovered by British
Boston (gundalow, 3) Captain Sumner Ran aground and burned October 13
Connecticut (gundalow, 3) Joshua Grant Ran aground and burned October 13
Jersey (gundalow, 3) Captain Grimes Abandoned October 13
Recovered by British
Also referred to as New Jersey
New Haven (gundalow, 3) Samuel Mansfield Ran aground and burned October 13
New York (gundalow, 3) Captain Lee cannon exploded
Escaped
Called Success prior to launch
Philadelphia (gundalow, 3) Benjamin Rue Sank October 11
Raised 1935
Providence (gundalow, 3) Isaiah Simonds Sank October 13
Spitfire (gundalow, 3) Philip Ulmer Sank October 12 near Schuyler Island; wreck located in 1997
Ship descriptions and dispositions (but not captains) provided by Silverstone (2006), pp. 15–16, unless otherwise cited. Ship captains are all as cited.
British Fleet
Ship (type, guns) Commander Notes
Inflexible (square-rigged ship, 22) John Schank Participated in later stages of battle
Thunderer (ketch-radeau, 18) George Scott Did not participate in main action
Maria (schooner, 14) John Starke (flagship, Pringle and Carleton) Did not participate in main action
Carleton (schooner, 12) James Dacres Heavily damaged October 11
Loyal Convert (gundalow, 7) Edward Longcroft Also called Royal Convert or Loyal Consort
28 unnamed gunboats (gunboat, 1) unknown One destroyed October 11; many others damaged, two lost after action
Ship descriptions and dispositions are from Nelson (2006), p. 33.

Read more about this topic:  Battle Of Valcour Island

Famous quotes containing the words order of, order and/or battle:

    In the order of literature, as in others, there is no act that is not the coronation of an infinite series of causes and the source of an infinite series of effects.
    Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)

    The sick man is taken away by the institution that takes charge not of the individual, but of his illness, an isolated object transformed or eliminated by technicians devoted to the defense of health the way others are attached to the defense of law and order or tidiness.
    Michel de Certeau (1925–1986)

    Nelson’s famous signal before the Battle of Trafalgar was not: “England expects that every man will be a hero.” It said: “England expects that every man will do his duty.” In 1805 that was enough. It should still be.
    Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)