Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-03-23
The Naval aIForce Of the United states..


The Navy Register for the current year has just
been issued. From it we learn that our naval
force is made up as follows:
Eleven ships of the line, carrying eight hundred
and sixty guns. Of these, three are in commits
sion as receiving ships, three in ordinary, four on
the stocks, and one preparing for sea. The Inde-
pendence, razee, carrying ffty-four guns, is also
preparing for sea.
Twelve figates of the first and one of the Sec
ond class carrying five hundred and sixty-four
guns. Of these, five are in commission, four in
ordinary, two on the stocks, and two preparing for
sea. ..-.. ~
Twenty-one sloops of war, carrying four hun
dred and two guns. Of these, fifteen are in COM
mission, one in ordinary, and five preparing for
sea. .e
-Four briggs, carrying forty guns. Of these,
three are in commission and one preparing for
sea. Also, four schooners, carrying seven guns;
two of which are in commission, one in ordinary,
and one preparing for sea. -s
Five steam frigates, carrying forty guns. all in
commission; four steamers of the first class, car
ryng eighteen guns, two Of which are in commits
sion, one repairing, and one preparing for sea;
and seven steamers less than first class, carrying
five guns, three of which are in commission, two
preparing for sea, and two employed as tenders.
Five store ships, carrying twenty-four guns,
three of them In commission, and one preparing
for sea. ....- -...--.
This gives total of seventy five vessels of all
kinds, carrying two thousand and fourteen guns.
The officers of the navy as follows:
Sixty-eight captains, ,ninety-seyen commanders,
three hundred and twenty leutenants, sixty
nine surgeons, forty passed assistant surgeons,
thirty assistant surgeons, sixty-three pur-
sers, fourteen masters, in the line of promotion;
one hundred and ninety passed midshipmen
and one hundred and ninety-eight midshipmen.
In the marine corps there are one colonel COM
mandant, one lieutenant colonel, four majors,
fifteen captains, twenty first and twenty second
lieutenants.
In the engineer corps, one engineer-in-chief,
seven naval constructors, thirteen chiefengineers
eighteen first assistant engineers, and thrty-four
second assistant engineers.
7 The active force is divided into six squadrons,
! as follows:
e The home squadron commanded by Commo-
dore Newton, consisting of the Columbia, ,Saranac,
Albany, and Cyans, carrying ninety guns
The Pacific squadron, commanded by Commo-
dore Dulaney, consisting of the st. Lawrence
Portsmouth, Warren, and Southampton, carrying
eighty eight guns.
The Mediterranean squadron, commanded by
Commodore Stringham, consisting of the Cum
berland, San Jacnto, Levant, and st. Louis, car
!, rying ninety guns.
The Brazil squadron, commanded by Commo-
dore McKeever, consisting of the Congress, Savan-
nah, jamestown, and Relief, carrying one hundred
and fourteen guns.
The African squadron, commanded by comino-
dore McKeever, consisting of the Constitution,
Germantown John Adams, Dale, Marion, Balm
bridge, Perry, and Vixen, carrying one hundred
t and thirty-nine guns.
The East India squadr on, commanded by Com
modore Perry, consisting of the Vermont, Missis-
t sippi, Susquehanna, Powhattan, Macedonian,
Plymouth, Vandalia, Saratoga, and Supply, car
: rying one hundred and eighty-six guns.
The steamer Michigan, with one gun is on the
, lakes. ...-..
The Dolphin, with ten guns, is on special SER
vice.
The Vinceunes, John Hancock, and Porpoise,
carrying thrty-three guns, have been detailed for
a surveying expedition in the North Pacific, and
the Water Witch for the exploration of the La
Plata-Wash. Union. .