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Naval history of Great Britain
by
William James
1805
Appendix 1
359 


The following short table will show the numerical loss sustained by each ship, also her principal damages in rigging, masts, and yards, or hull.

  Loss Principal damages, as officially reported.
Ships  K   W  Rigging &c Masts and yards. Hull, &c.
        Shot away. Wounded  
Hero 1 4 Much cut. None report. Fore and main masts and topmasts, badly Several shots between wind & water.
Ajax 216   Much cut. Main driver-boom yard &c None reported. One lowerdeck gun disabled starboard bumpkin shot away
Triumph 5 6 Much cut. driver-boom Bowsprit & mainmast. Two lowerdeck guns disabled
Barfleur 3 7 No damage reported. None report. Foremost & fore yard.  
Agamemnon 0 3 No damage reported. Foretopsail yd & mizen topmast. Fore and main yards and main  
Windsor Castle 10 35 Much cut. Foretop mast, and a great part of foretop. Topmast, Head of foremast, fore and main yards and bowsprit. No damage reported.
Defiance 1 7 Much cut, Mizentopsail yard. Mainmast, foreyard, & driver-boom.  
Prince of Wales 3 20 Much cut, Foretopsail yard. Mizen topmast & main yd badly. Rudder. shot thro' two feet above water's edge.
Repulse 0 4 Much cut, None report. Bowsprit badly. Knee of the head damaged.
Raisonable 1 1 No damage reported. None report. Cross jack yard. Some shots struck, &c.
Dragon 0 4 11 None report. None reported.  
Glory . 1 1 Much cut, None report. Fore yard. No damage reported.
Warrior 0 0 Much cut, None report. Spritsail yd, foretopgallant yd, & driver-boom ported.
Thunderer 7 11 Much cut, None report. Mizenmast, fore yard, & maintopsail yard. Upper cheek of knee of head shot thro', &c.
Malta 5 40 Much cut, Mizentop sail yard Mizenmast and topmast, and fore topmast, also main yard badly. No damage reported.
Egyptienne 0 0 No damage reported. None report. None reported.  
Sirius 2 3 No damage reported.      

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