co
•Sa/tj and R t ,°s Guns,
Ships Names.
Rates.<5 uks.
Bombs, Salamander,Terrible,Thunder,
“toreship,£a£re/}, now
InHand,Building, In Wantin good Repair. Rebuild, or under a Midling Rc p a ; ro pa Thoro'Repair. Repair. R s bmU%
J Bomb-5 Sloops.
In Sea-Pay.
a Hulk, at Deptford.
Sloops.
Yachts.
Bonetta,Cruiser,Drake ,Fly,Hawk,Happy,Otter,Shark,Swift,Spy,
Try al,Wolf .;Grampus,Hound,Saltajh,Spence,
1
r>In Sea-Pay,
J
7?oys/ Caroline,Charlotte,
Dublin,
Fubbs,
Katharine,
Mary,
William and Mary,
'Abstract, the first of January, 1734.
Guns,
Ships ingood Rep,
In HandyBuildingyRebuild, or undera There? Repair,
In Want ofa MidlingRepair,
In Want
of a That
Rebuild,
Total.
1 IOO
5
2
7
I 90
a
2
13
3 80
II
4
1
i (5
. 7o
18
2
X
3
24
4 Co
19
10
1
30
SO
26
2
X
s
34
^' ne of Battle, po
22
2
10
I24
5 40
18
1
I
s
2S
0 30
I
I
Fi „ 20
i, lr elhips.
«°ctbs,
27
3
3
1
J
29
3
3
thampton
>
a HulkV 00 P S -
, r
at Jamaica.
I
16
i (5
Yachts.
7 -
7
'Fetal
165
24
4
id
2 op
^HE Admirals of England zwe the 30 th <5/June, 1734.
John Morris, Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Fleet.Sir Carles Wager, Admiral of the White,r George Walton, Admiral of the Blue.
Bnffdijh, Red.) v; Sir Geo. Saunders, Red.) R* a 'chen. WbinaLV ice- Lord 7F^A* e . a *;
„r-T rr-j-f.-l d;.„ I n.ani.
n dijh, Red.) TrWhite. > y, 1Ce* tevj art , Blue. 3 Adra ‘
a III.
? fhstrad of Regulations Instructions
re-
to HisMajesty’i Service at Sea. Jan. 1. 1734.
Of Flag-Officers.
y* £ Flag-Officer, or Commander in Chief, of a Fleet orhis -piston, is to inform the Secretary of the Admiralty oftj r ? Ce edings.
latin 6 ls t0 inform the other Publick Offices of all Matters re-n S ^ them.
He is not to order the Bearing Supernumeraries, without aCause.
He is to exercise his Squadron frequently ; And to visit theShips under his Command.
In directing' Naval Officers abroad, he is to conform, asmuch as possible, to the Standing Rules of the Navy.
He is not to be concerned in Purchasing Stores or Provisions,abroad, without an absolute Necessity, and then not to haveany Private Interest in it.
Of Rank and Command.
The established Number of Flag-Officers in the Navy is, as-follows : One Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Fleet ,who is, at the fame Time, particularly Admiral of the Reds,One Admiral of the White, and one Admiral of the Blue,One Vice-Admiral of the Red, one of the White, and one ofthe Blue ; One Rear-Admiral of the Red, one of the White,and one of the Blue; And no Brevet Commissions to be allow-ed.
All Officers, in their respective Classes, are to rank accord-ing to the Seniority of their Commissions.
Councils of War are only to consist of Flag-Officers, the firstCaptain to the Admiral of the Fleet, to be considered as one,and to take Place under the Junior Rear-Admiral: But if theNumber be less than three, the Commander in Chief to callsome of the Senior Captains, according to his Discretion.
None are to have the Rank of Captains, who have not com-manded a Frigat of twenty Guns or more.
Commanders of smaller Vessels are to be commanded by Cap-tains of Post-Ships.
Commanders of every Rank, when they meet with a Supe-riour or Sector Officer at Sea, or in Foreign Parts, are to (hewhim the Orders they are under, and to obey such other Orders,as he shall give him, for His Majesty’s Service.
Superiour, or Senior Officers are not to detain a Junior,without an absolute Necessity, of which, with his new Ordersgiven, and his Reasons for lo doing, he is to give an Accountto the Secretary of the Admiralty.
In the Absence of the Captain of any of His Majesty’s Ships,the Senior Lieutenant shall have Charge of the Ship, and beanswerable for the Duty of the Captain. If there be no Lieu-tenant, the Master shall command, and after him the SecondMaster; But if, by Loss in Battle, or other Accident, allthese Officers shall be wanting, the Command shall devolve inSuccession, upon the Boatswain, Gunner, and Carpenter.
Of Marks of Ceremony and RefpeCt.
Flag-Officers are to be received, on Board any of HisMajesty’s Ships, with a Guard under Arms, and Beat of Drum ;A March for the Admiral, or Flag-Officer, commanding inChief, three Ruffles for an Admiral, two for a Vice-Admiral,and one for a Rear-Admiral; And the fame to be observed,when they pass by any Ships, with their Flags at the Head oftheir Boats.
The first Captain to the Admiral, and Commander in Chief,of the Fleet, to be received by a Guard, without a Drum.
Of Colours.
All Officers are forbid to wear any Colours, but what be-long to their Rank, except when His Majesty, or any of theRoyal Family, be on Board.
When an Officer, wearing a Flag, or broad Pendant, isslain in Fight, his Flag or Pendant shall not be taken down, inSight of the Enemy ; But Notice shall be given to the Com-mander in Chief, and to the Commander of the Squadron towhich he belongs; And the fame when an Officer, upon theDeath of a Commander in Chief, being next in Command, shallleave his own Ship, to repair on Board of that of the deceasedCommander.
Colours are to be worn by Flag-Officers, at the Head oftheir Boats.
Merchant-Ships to wear a Red Ensign, with the Union Jackin a Canton, at the Upper End, next the Staff; And a WhiteJack, with a Red St. George’s Cross passing thro’ ; But noPendants.
Privateers to wear the fame Ensign as Merchant-Ships, buta Red Jack, with the Union Jack in a Canton, at the upperCorner next the Staff.
All Flags or Pendants worn by Ships, which have not aRight to them, are liable to be seized, and the Commanders toto be proceeded against, in the Admiralty-Court. -
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