The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-13 00:00:00

SAILING SHIPS OP THE LINE IN COMMISSION.

Gun. Men. Commanders. Stations.
Neptune 120... 970. .Capt. Hutton Portsmouth.
St. George 120...970...Capt. Eyres, C. B.... Portsmouth.
Waterloo 120_20 i... Capt. L,l. F. Kerr... Sheerness.
Royal Wi11iam120...491...Capt. Kingcome ...Devonpott.
Queen 116. .970...Capt.R.F.Stopford Black Sea.
St. Vincent . .102...483...Capt.G. A. Eliot ...Portsmouth.
Rodney
London
Albion . 90_820. { Capt. Hon. J. 1 Black Sea.
..
Drummond. j
Monarch'
Powerful
Calcutta .. ...... 84...750...Capt. J. Stopford_Baltie.
Bosco. wen
1
Formidable
1 Tucker. ... 1\ She"n°3B*

These 44 ships, it will he remarked, aro variously em-
ployed, and although they are not all fully manned, they
are all, in other re,,pect, equippedjand ready for sea ser-
vice, and may be included in the actual effective service
strength of the fleet, making the total force of

SHIPS-OP-THE-LINE II COMMISSION.
No. Guns. Men. H.P.
Screw-ships 26 2,120 10,470 11,000
Sailing

Total
To the above force we may here append the list of
effective ships-of the-line, screw, and sailing-ships,
ready, or fitting, for actual sea service :

SCREW LINE OF BATTLE SHIPS FITTING.
Guns. H.Y. '
ISt 800 rtegnanuth.
101 800 Elevorport,
80 400 ClW.ht.m.
80 400 Zkmmport
80 400

Marlborough
Conqueror
Mai
Centurion
Brunswick

Total

.... 472 2,800

The first of these, it will be remembered, was launched
a few days since at Portsmouth, and will perhaps be
completed for sea in abort three months. She is the
largest and noblest ship in the British navy. Tne Con-
queror is au improved St. Jean d'Acre, and should be
complete in a few weeks. The Mars, Centurion, and
Brunswick were built as sailing ships, like the Majestic,
Colussus, and others ; and it was upon the successful
result of fitting the latter vessels that the Admiralty de-
termined to apply screw-engines also to the. Mars, &c.,
the cost being merely that of the machinery, no such ex-
tensive and expensive alterations being required as those
incurred in converting the old ships Blenheim, Hogue,
and Ajax.

SAILING SHIPS OF THE " ADVANCED."
... 120 Collingwood
101 Superb
101 Goliath
84 Meanee
84 Foudoryiint
84 Cambridge
84 Indus
84 Achilles
81 Cumberland

Nelson
Princess Charlotte
Royal Adelaide
Bombay
Canopus
Clarence
Thuuderer
Asia
Ganges

Vessels lB ---
Gutq 1,534
These are ready at the ports as advanced ships ; most
of them are complete, and ready for commission. They
are all cid ships ; but many of them are convertible intc.
screw ships, only, we believe, it is considered more ard-
vantageous and economical to appropriate new spacial-
nery to new ships—ships so constructed as to carry a
more powerful armament, and at the same time p3ssess-
ina qualities, in point of speed, equal to the requisitions
of the present day. The emergency of 1853-54 demanded
the conversion of many ships of this class into screw
ships ; but, beyond all question, the modern line-of-
battle ship is more effective in every respect, and it Itry.
be more economical in the long run. At a_lie eonnld sts
hipi:
seems, we cannot now spare machinery for the
our engi-
neers we have so overwhelming a demand
lefonor
defensive
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Total ........... 23 200,3 2P
l.h:Ltaking the wbo e number of effecti• rdline.of-
fr c rnniilesipe ion,n thwe e
have in actual service and.
available
Sorown. Guns. Men, H.P.
In commission 26 ... 14 ... ab-1. 90 vir 11,000
Fitting,
5 ... 18 2006 ."
•••
2,800
boattleu

Total . • ..5
.... 31 ..• 32
G 400 20,21'7 ... 13,500
iving a grand total of 63 •
tilectivo sail-of- the-line. It

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