HMS Allegiance

journey to China, by southpaw

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## Overview

The ship was originally assigned to Captain Cartwright when the Allegiance was scheduled to sail to Halifax, as another ship was being built for Cartwright there. When the destination changed to China, however, Cartwright could not go, as his new ship could not wait for him to return.

William Laurence suggested to Tom Riley that he seek the position. Riley was without a ship at the time because the HMS Reliant was dry-docked after suffering through the storm that occurred just after the Battle of Trafalgar.

The Allegiance is a huge ship, over 400 feet long and oddly shaped because of the jutting dragon deck. It carried 150 guns.

## 1805 - 1806

from Throne of Jade

The HMS Allegiance is the Dragon Transport Ship that carried Temeraire to China from late 1805 to mid-1806.

### Valérie Engagement

Shortly after leaving England it is attacked by two French ships and outgunned and out manned.

First Temeraire sinks one of the French ships, when Lily's formation arrives in time to prevent the ship from being captured, the French surrender.

*See also: Valérie Engagement*

## 1806 - 1807

from Black Powder War

At the beginning of the book there is a major gallery fire that does extensive damage to the ship while becalmed in Macao Bay, china. It will take months to repair so when Laurence is given orders to "make all haste" TO Istanbul Temeraire and crew go overland.

## 1807

from Empire of Ivory

Transports Lily's formation and their crews to Africa to look for the cure.

## 1808-1809

from Tongues of Serpents

It then brings Temeraire and the Eggs to New South Wales to establish a covert there.

## 1810

from Crucible of Gold

The ship is charged with taking Laurence and Temeraire as an envoy to Rio. After weather a multiple-day heavy storm, drunken crew members started a fire on the ship that could not be contained. It was sunk en-route. All aboard were killed, save for those who were aboard Temeraire, Iskierka and Kulingile

## Officers and Crew

### Officers

Commissioned Officers:

* Tom Riley -- Captain
* Lord Purbeck -- First Lieutenant
* ? -- Second Lieutenant - possibly Lieutenant Wells, who was mentioned as serving during the trip to Africa in 1807 and who served as third lieutenant with Riley and Laurence aboard the HMS Reliant.
* Burrough -- Lieutenant that survived the Shipwreck in *Crucible of Gold*, by launching a life boat.
* Paris -- Lieutenant, a boy of fifteen, in charge of the one cutter which had survived in *Crucible of Gold*
* Franks -- Third Lieutenant - stammered and therefore sometimes appeared rude because he was reluctant to speak; served on an East Indiaman as a boy.
* Beckett -- Fourth Lieutenant - excellent with mathematics, but always managed to give the wrong orders on deck.
* Reynolds -- Midshipman - struck by Blythe in an attempt to prevent him from challenging Martin to a duel; an indifferent seaman, but made much of by the crew following this incident; eaten by a sea-serpent.
* Tripp -- Midshipman - at 12 y.o., the youngest midshipman aboard during the voyage to China in 1806.
* Darcy -- Midshipman, Assisted Lieutenant Paris with cutter that survived in *Crucible of Gold*

Warrant Officers:

* Pollitt -- Surgeon - previously served with Riley aboard the HMS Reliant; apparently replaced by Raclef by the time of the voyage to Africa in 1807.
* Raclef -- Surgeon
* Garnett -- Sailing Master
* Cornell -- Master-at-arms
* Eklof -- Carpenter - a big, silent Swede
* Britten -- Chaplain during the voyage to Africa in 1807; not known for sobriety; performs Riley's wedding to Captain Catherine Harcourt.

### Crew

Petty Officers/Senior Seamen:

* Leddowes -- Carpenter's mate - a "cheerful, slant-shouldered fellow", known as the ship's jester; played the role of Badger-Bag when the Allegiance crosses the Equator during the voyage to China; fell overboard while trying to keep Feng Li from killing Laurence during a storm.
* Hingley -- Bosun's mate - administered the flogging to which Laurence was forced to sentence Blythe.
* Sackler -- Master's mate - first mate on a South Seas whaler before being pressed (drafted) into the Royal Navy.
* Jethson -- Steward
* Basson -- Coxswain
* Owens -- served during the voyage to Africa in 1807.

Other Crew:

* Jenkins
* Harvey
* Griggs - played the role of Neptune when the Allegiance crosses the Equator during the voyage to China.
* Boyne - played the role of Amphitrite when the Allegiance crosses the Equator during the voyage to China.
* Masterson - previously served aboard the HMS Reliant
* Cervins - gun crew - killed during a sea-serpent attack in *Throne of Jade*.
* Dyfydd - gun crew - injured during a sea-serpent attack in *Throne of Jade*.
* Eklof - a big silent Swede, *Throne of Jade*
* Boyne -- He played the role of Amphitrite when the Allegiance crossed the Equator in *Throne of Jade*
* the cook -- name unknown - killed in a shipboard fire while the Allegiance was in Macao Harbour.
* Carver -- Captain's servant, didn't survive the sinking of the Allegiance
* Crickton -- survives the sinking of the ship, but stays behind in the Inca Empire

### Marines

* Macready -- Lieutenant
* Harris -- killed in the Valerie engagement; "perhaps eighteen" at the time.
* Doyle -- probably a Marine?; Killed by the sea-serpent in *Throne of Jade*.

## Deviations from History

There are no Dragon transports in the Real World.