Index
 
Health of the Navy 1864

Cape of Good Hope and East Indies Station

C. Commissioned.       D. Returns defective.       P. O. Paid off.       C. S. Station changed.

Rate Name of Ship Where Commissioned When Commissioned Number of Guns Tonnage Horse Power Period Average Complement Average complement Corrected for Time Number of Cases of Disease and Injury Number of Days' Sickness on Board Average Number of Men Sick Daily Ratio per 1,000 of Average Force of each Ship Number Discharged to Hospital
Second Rate Princess Royal Devonport 15 Feb 1864 73 3129 S. 400 1 July to 31 Dec 800 400 257 3,941 10.7 26.7 25
Fourth Rate Narcissus P. O. Devonport 2 Dec 1860 39 2665 S. 400 1 Jan to 6 Aug 580 340 513 5,036 13.7 40.2 30
Fourth Rate Severn Devonport 19 Jul 1862 35 2767 S. 500 Year 500 500 535 8,587 23.5 47 36
Sixth Rate Orestes Sheerness 31 Aug. 1861 121 1715 S. 400 Year 270 270 758 8,722 23.8 88.1 24
Sixth Rate Valorous Devonport 15 April 1863 16 1257 P. 400 Year 230 230 431 5,610 15.3 66.5 31
Sixth Rate Wasp Portsmouth 16 Nov 1863 13 974 S. 100 Year 180 180 442 4,413 12. 66.6 11
Sloops Ariel P. O. Portsmouth 31 Aug. 1860 7 486 S. 60 1 Jan. to 1 Dec 90 80 191 1,604 4.3 53.7 14
Sloops Hornet P. O. Portsmouth 19 July 1860 17 753 S. 100 1 Jan. to 12 Sep 170 115 206 2,687 7.3 63.4 15
Sloops Lyra C. Portsmouth 22 Dec 1863 7 488 S. 60 1 Apr to 31 Dec 100 75 172 1,298 3.5 46.6 5
Sloops Pantaloon Bombay 15 Jan 1863 11 574 S. 150 Year 130 130 157 2,375 6.5 40. 8
Sloops Rapid Woolwich 12 June 1862 11 672 S. 150 Year 110 110 212 2,728 7.4 67.2 4
Gun Vessels Penguin Devonport - Dec. 1860 5 431 S. 80 Year 70 70 109 1,35.1 3.7 52.8 5
Gun Vessels Vigilant D. Sheerness 13 Fob. 1863 4 680 S. 200 1 Jan. to 30 Sept. 90 65 132 1,270 3.4 52.3 17
Receiving Ship Seringapatam D. Cape of Good Hope - - 1152 - 10 May to 31 Dec   90 55 136 1,288 3.5 63.6 10

See below for original data.


Last Updated on 29/07/2007

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