Fleet
The fleet is listed in the order of sail drawn up by Admiral Walker. Ships generally sailed two abreast.
Ship | Captain | Purpose | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
HMS Edgar | George Paddon | 70 gun warship | Edgar was Walker's flagship. Paddon was given her command at Boston. | |
HMS Windsor | Robert Arris | 60 gun warship | Arris was given command of Windsor at Boston. She carried General Hill's flag. | |
HMS Montague | George Walton | 60 gun warship | ||
Recovery | John Lewis | Transport for General Hill's Regiment | ||
Reward | Matthew Lowth | Hospital ship | ||
Delight | Stephen Thomas | Transport for General Hill's Regiment | ||
Success Pink | Matthew Pink | Tender | ||
Fortune | John Jones | Transport for General Hill's Regiment | ||
Willing Mind | John Macmath | Transport for Kirk's Regiment | ||
Happy Union | Christopher Redshaw | |||
Rose | Henry Foster | |||
Queen Anne | George Tucker | |||
Lisle | Gregory Shipton | |||
Resolution | Matthew Gilieu | Transports for Clayton's Regiment | ||
Samuel | J. Whibbean | |||
Marlborough | James Taylour | Foundered on the rocks; 130 lost | ||
Pheasant | J. Mason | |||
HMS Swiftsure | Jos. Soanes | 70 gun warship | Soanes, who had been captain of Edgar, took command of Swiftsure at Boston. | |
HMS Sunderland | Henry Gore | 60 gun warship | ||
Three Martins | Robert Thompson | Transport for Kain's Regiment | ||
Globe | Michael King | |||
Smyrna Merchant | Henry Vernon | Foundered on the rocks; 200, including Master Vernon, were lost. | ||
Samuel | Samuel Ferrier | |||
Colchester | Jos. Hinning | Transports for Seymour's Regiment | Foundered on the rocks; 150 lost. | |
Samuel and Anne | Thomas Walkup | Foundered on the rocks; 142 lost. | ||
Nathanael and Elizabeth | Magnus Howson | Foundered on the rocks; 10 lost. | ||
George | Isaac Dove | Transports for Windresse's Regiment | ||
Blenheim | Thomas Simmons | |||
Isabella Anne Katharine | Richard Bayley | Foundered on the rocks; 192, including Master Bayley, were lost. | ||
Chatham | J. Alexander | |||
HMS Monmouth | John Mitchell | 70 gun warship | ||
HMS Dunkirk | Butler | 60 gun warship | ||
Blessing | Thomas Clark | Transport for Disney's Regiment | ||
Two Sheriffs | Luke Rogers | |||
Rebecca | Samuel Adams | |||
Sarah | George Story | |||
Rebecca Anne Blessing | Richard Harman | Equipment transports | ||
Herbin (galley) | J. Weston | |||
Prince Eugene | Charles Davis | |||
Friends Increase | Cornelius Martin | |||
Dolphin | Nenyon Masters | |||
Marlborough | Edward Friend | |||
Mary | Cheeseman Pearcy | |||
Anna | Edward Smith | Provincial troop transports | ||
Anchor and Hope | J. Brewer | |||
Jeremiah and Thomas | John Jenkins | |||
Adventure | George Philips | |||
Barbadoes | J. Rawlins | |||
Content | William Hunt | Foundered on the rocks; entire crew of 15 saved. | ||
John and Mary | John Stephens | Tenders for General Hill | ||
Speedwell | Henry Davis | |||
Dolphin | Samuel Ems | Tenders for Admiral Walker | ||
Samuel | William Webber | |||
Elizabeth | John Welsh Jr | |||
Basilisk | not listed | Bomb ship | ||
Mary | William English | Tender for Admiral Walker | ||
Granada | not listed | Bomb ship | ||
Goodwill (sloop) | not listed | Tender for Colonel Vetch | ||
Anna | Edward Rotherford | Transports for provincial recruits | ||
John and Sarah | John Lawrence | She was incorrectly listed as lost in early reports by Walker and Hill. | ||
Margaret | John Dunn | |||
Dispatch | Beamsly Perkins | Provincial troop transports | ||
Hannah and Elizabeth | John Venteman | |||
Four Friends | Matthew Vybert | |||
Friends Adventure | Henry Few | |||
Francis | Walter Goodridge | |||
Rebecca | Henry Richards | |||
John and Hannah | Nathanael Marston | |||
Martha and Hannah | Francis Norris | |||
Henrietta | Richard Barrington | |||
Johannah | John Vincale | |||
Blessing | Samuel Long | |||
Unity | John Richards | Hospital ship | ||
Antelope | John Anderson | Provincial troop transports | ||
Newcastle | Clement Deering | |||
HMS Humber | Culliford | 80 gun warship | ||
HMS Devonshire | Cooper | 80 gun warship | Cooper was given command of the Devonshire at Boston. | |
Sources, unless otherwise cited: Graham, pp. 229–231,237; Hervey, p. 318 |
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