Statistical Report of the Health of the Navy - 1864.
Table No. 5 (Irregular Force)
Showing the Names of Ships; the Average Complements; the Number of Cases; the Total Number of Days' Sickness on Board, and the Average Number
of Men Sick Daily, in each Ship.
C Commissioned | P O Paid off |
Rate | Name of Ship | Where Commis- sioned |
When Commis- sioned |
Period | ||||||||||
Ironclads | Achilles C | Chatham | 15 Sep 1864 | 20 | 6121 | S 1,250 | 16 Sep to 31 Dec | 550 | 160 | 321 | 1597 | 4·3 | 26·8. | 44 |
Defence C | Chatham | 4 Dec 1861 | 16 | 3720 | S 600 | 1 Jan to 30 June | 450 | 225 | 354 | 3262 | 8·9 | 39·5 | 39 | |
First Rate | Victoria C | Portsmouth | 1 Nov 1864 | 102 | 4127 | S 1,000 | 1 Nov to 31 Dec | 930 | 155 | 334 | 2768 | 7·5 | 48·3 | 34 |
Second Rate | Duncan C | Portsmouth | 7 Jan 1864 | 81 | 3727 | S 800 | 12 Jan to 31 Mar | 900 | 225 | 444 | 4187 | 11·4 | 50·6 | 19 |
Princess Royal C | Devonport | 15 Feb 1864 | 73 | 3129 | S 400 | 21 Feb to 30 June | 850 | 280 | 364 | 5628 | 15·4 | 55·0 | 51 | |
St George P O | Devonport | 10 Feb 1864 | 72 | 2364 | S 500 | 1 Jan to 9 Feb | 855 | 105 | 55 | 867 | 2·3 | 21·9 | 5 | |
Trafalgar P O | Sbeerness | 1 Mar 1864 | 72 | 2900 | S 500 | 1 Jan to 29 Feb | 780 | 130 | 194 | 1893 | 5·1 | 39·2 | 18 | |
Third Rate | Bombay C | Chatham | 22 Mar 1864 | 60 | 2782 | S 400 | 1 Apr to 30 June | 715 | 180 | 456 | 4110 | 11·2 | 62·2 | 17 |
Fourth Rate | Ariadne P O | Chatham | 22 Nov 1859 | 26 | 3214 | S 800 | 1 Jan to 19 Mar | 470 | 115 | 149 | 2090 | 5·7 | 49·5 | 12 |
Bacchante P O | Portsmouth | 18 Apr 1860 | 39 | 2667 | S 600 | 31 Mar to 3 Aug | 485 | 160 | 249 | 4874 | 13·3 | 83·1 | 18 | |
Galatea | Devonport | 16 May 1862 | 26 | 3227 | S 800 | Year | 510 | 510 | 801 | 8432 | 23·1 | 45·2 | 37 | |
Sixth Rate | Brisk C | Devonport | 30 Aug 1864 | 16 | 1087 | S 250 | 27 Aug to 31 Dec | 205 | 70 | 173 | 1647 | 4·5 | 64·2 | 6 |
Clio C | Sheerness | 6 July 1864 | 22 | 1472 | S 400 | 20 July to 31 Dec | 365 | 165 | 323 | 3402 | 9·3 | 56·3 | 13 | |
Gladiator C | Devonport | 16 Mar 1864 | 6 | 1210 | P 430 | 10 Mar to 31 Dec | 200 | 160 | 296 | 2230 | 6·1 | 38·1 | 29 | |
Racoon | Sheerness | 30 Jan 1863 | 22 | 1417 | S 400 | Year | 280 | 280 | 276 | 3395 | 93·0 | 33·2 | 23 | |
Scout P O | Sheerness | 14 June 1859 | 21 | 1462 | S 400 | 1 Jan to 27 Apr | 285 | 95 | 75 | 1144 | 3·1 | 32·6 | 11 | |
Wolverene C | Woolwich | 8 May 1864 | 21 | 1703 | S 400 | 9 May to 31 Dec | 275 | 185 | 192 | 2180 | 5·9 | 31·8 | 15 | |
Sloops | Bulldog C | Portsmouth | 14 Mar 1864 | 6 | 1124 | P 500 | 14 Mar to 30 Sep | 175 | 95 | 182 | 2104 | 5·7 | 60·0 | 21 |
Cordelia C | Devonport | 23 June 1864 | 1l | 9 | S 150 | 23 Jun to 30 Sep | 110 | 30 | 57 | 396 | 1·0 | 33·3 | 4 | |
Fawn C | Sheerness | 20 June 1864 | 17 | 751 | S 100 | 20 Jun to 31 Dec | 175 | 90 | 166 | 1315 | 3·6 | 40·0 | 12 | |
Gorgon P O | Woolwich | 29 Apr 1859 | 6 | 1111 | P 320 | 1 Jan to 11 Feb | 170 | 20 | 13 | 498 | 1·3 | 65·0 | 5 | |
Lyra C | Portsmouth | 22 Dec 1863 | 7 | 488 | S 60 | 1 Jan to 31 Mar | 95 | 25 | 70 | 603 | 1·6 | 64·0 | 2 | |
Racer | Woolwich | 22 June 1864 | 11 | 579 | S 150 | 1 July to 30 Sep | 125 | 30 | 38 | 319 | 0·8 | 26·6 | 15 | |
Salamander | Sheerness | 10 Dec 1863 | 6 | 818 | P 220 | 1 Jan to 30 June | 155 | 75 | 102 | 1035 | 2·8 | 37·3 | 3 | |
Gun Vessels | Assurance C | Devonport | 11 May 1864 | 4 | 681 | S 200 | 14 May to 31 Dec | 85 | 55 | 120 | 1039 | 2·8 | 50·9 | 22 |
Espoir P O | Devonport | 21 Aug 1860 | 5 | 428 | S 80 | 1 Jan to 25 Apr | 60 | 20 | 35 | 366 | 1·0 | 50·0 | 3 | |
Espoir C | Devonport | 7 Nov 1864 | 5 | 428 | S 80 | 17 Nov to 31 Dec | 70 | 5 | 13 | 165 | 0·4 | 80·0 | 1 | |
Ranger C | Woolwich | 1 Mar 1864 | 5 | 427 | S 80 | 1 Mar to 31 Mar | 60 | 5 | 3 | 9 | - | - | 1 | |
Torch P O | Chatham | 18 June 1860 | 5 | 428 | S 80 | 1 Jan to 9 Mar | 75 | 15 | 18 | 145 | 0·3 | 20·0 | 2 | |
Steam Vessel | Hecate P O | Woolwich | 19 May 1860 | 6 | 817 | P 240 | 1 Jan to 18 Jan | 110 | 10 | 14 | 134 | 0·3 | 30·0 | 3 |
Stationary Ship | Russell P O | Sheerness | 1 Jan 1859 | 60 | 1751 | S 200 | 1 Jan to 9 Feb | 290 | 35 | 17 | 143 | 0·3 | 8·5 | 3 |
Store Ships | Dromedary | Woolwich | 28 May 1862 | 2 | 654 | S 100 | Year | 65 | 65 | 59 | 568 | 1·5 | 23·0 | 6 |
Fox | Portsmouth | 22 Feb 1862 | 2 | 1131 | S 200 | Year | 100 | 100 | 157 | 1092 | 2·9 | 29·0 | 10 | |
Industry | Woolwich | 5 June 1861 | 2 | 638 | S 80 | Year | 60 | 60 | 53 | 528 | 1·4 | 23·3 | 3 | |
Supply | Woolwich | 8 Dec 1860 | 4 | 638 | S 80 | Year | 55 | 55 | 86 | 672 | 1·8 | 32·7 | 10 | |
Troop Ships | Himalaya | Devonport | 1 July 1861 | 6 | 3453 | S 700 | Year | 200 | 200 | 272 | 2193 | 6·0 | 30·0 | 32 |
Megaera P O | Portsmouth | 14 Mar 1860 | 6 | 1395 | S 350 | 1 Jan to 3 Mar | 140 | 25 | 36 | 408 | 1·1 | 44·0 | 5 | |
Orontes | Devonport | 23 Apr 1863 | 4 | 2812 | S 500 | Year | 210 | 210 | 354 | 3288 | 9·0 | 42·8 | 48 | |
Tamar | Sheerness | 10 Oct 1863 | 2 | 2812 | S 500 | Year | 195 | 195 | 358 | 3598 | 9·8 | 50·2 | 19 | |
Urgent C | Portsmouth | 27 July 1864 | 4 | 1981 | S 400 | 27 July to 31 Dec | 150 | 60 | 109 | 1365 | 3·7 | 61·6 | 28 | |
Vulcan P O | Portsmouth | 2 July 1859 | 6 | 1764 | S 400 | 1 Jan to 3 Nov | 180 | 150 | 479 | 6993 | 19·1 | 127·3 | 14 | |
Yacht | Enchantress P O | Portsmouth | - | 1 | 835 | P 250 | 3 Sep to 15 Nov | 55 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 0·1 | 10·0 | 3 |