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DIVISIONS OF THE WEST AFRICAN STATION, extending from 20° North Latitude to 15° 54' South Latitude, and from the Coast of Africa to the 26° of West Longtitude; and names of the cruizers appointed to each division respectively, on the 30th of April 1846 [on which date William Loney was serving in Pantaloon].
| Division | Ship's name | Description | Guns | Commander | Months & days in commission | Remarks | |
| FIRST Gambia, Cape Verde, and Bissagos From N 20° to the Isles de Loss in N 9° 28' |
Rolla | Brig | 10 | John Simpson | 16 | 9 | Refitting at Ascension, and will resume her station in May |
| SECOND Sierra Leone and Gallinas From the Isles de Loss to Cape Palmas, in N 4° 24' |
Albatross | Brig | 16 | Reginald Yorke | 47 | 19 | Senior Officer of the Division. Going home immediately |
| Racer | Brig | 16 | Archibald Reed | 36 | 2 | Not yet arrived on the Station | |
| Alert | Brig | 6 | Charles J. Bosanquet | 33 | 2 | ||
| Star | Brig | 6 | R.J.W. Dunlop | 31 | 15 | Watching New Sestos | |
| Lily | Brig | 16 | Charles J.F.Newton | 16 | 16 | Supposed to be employed on the First Division | |
| Nimrod | Sloop | 20 | James R. Dacres | 5 | 4 | Not yet fallen in with Senior Officer | |
| Rapid | Brig | 10 | H.J.W.S.P. Gallwey | 3 | Not yet fallen in with Senior Officer | ||
| THIRD Bights of Benin and Biafra From Cape Palmas to Cape Lopez, in S 0° 36' |
Hydra | Steamer | 6 | Horatio B. Young | 32 | 23 | Senior Officer of the Division. |
| Flying Fish | Brig | 12 | Robert Harris | 19 | 23 | ||
| Pantaloon | Brig | 10 | Edmund Wilson | 19 | 23 | ||
| Ranger | Brig | 6 | James Anderson | 16 | 16 | ||
| Styx | Steamer | 4 | George Oldmixon (acting) | 14 | 23 | ||
| Bittern | Brig | 16 | Thomas Hope | 5 | 13 | ||
| FOURTH Congo From Cape Lopez to St Paul de Loanda, in S 8° 48' |
Larne | Sloop | 18 | J.W.D. Brisbane | 29 | 16 | Senior Officer of the Division. |
| Sealark | Brig | 10 | Thomas L. Gooch | 30 | 3 | ||
| Prometheus | Steamer | 5 | John Hay | 23 | 15 | ||
| Wasp | Brig | 16 | Sidney H. Ussher | 22 | 26 | ||
| Waterwitch | Brig | 10 | Thomas F. Birch | 19 | 23 | ||
| Hecate | Steamer | 6 | Joseph West | 10 | 19 | ||
| Kingfisher | Brig | 12 | Richard A. Powell (acting) | 8 | 2 | ||
| Heroine | Brig | 6 | Charles Edmunds | 8 | 1 | ||
FIFTH Benguela From St Paul de Loanda to S 15° 54' |
Cygnet | Brig | 6 | Henry Layton | 24 | 11 | Senior Officer of the Division. |
| Espoir | Brig | 10 | George S. Hand | 16 | 16 | ||
UNNUMBERED General Supervision |
Actaeon | Frigate | 26 | George Mansel | 16 | 16 | Senior Officer of the Squadron since the departure of Commodore Jones; now at Kabenda. |
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