"Disposition of His Majesty's Ships & Vessels Employed in North America Under the Command of Vice Admiral the Viscount Howe" September 18, 1776

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Rate	Ships Names	Guns	Men	Commanders	Appointments
3	Eagle	64	520	V: Adm: Lord Howe Capt: Duncan.
	Asia	"	500	" Vandeput
4	Chatham	50	367	Comm: SrP: Parker Capt: Caulfield
"	Preston	"	"	Commr Hotham Capt: Uppleby
"	Renown	"	350	" Banks
"	Experiment	"	300	" Williams
5	Phoenix	44	280	" Parker
"	Roebuck	"	"	" Hammond	off New-York
"	Flora	32	220	" Brisbane
"	Emerald	"	"	" Caldwell
6	Rose	20	160	" Wallace
"	Tartar	28	200	" Ommanney	intended for the No
"	Greyhound	"	"	" Dickson	River.
"	Fowey	24	180	" G: Montagu
Fire Ship	Strombolo	8	45	" Phipps
Bomb	Carcass	"	70	" Dring
"	Thunder	"	80	Lieut: Molloy
Hosp. Ship	Jersey		140	Capt: Halsted	Attending upon the Operations
_____	_____	___	___	______________	_____________of the Army.—
4	Bristol	50	370	V: Adml Shuldham Capt: Taynor	Off Staten Island.
"	Centurion	"	350	" Brathwaite
Store Ship	Adventure		40	Lieut: Hallum.
5	Brune	32	220	Capt: Ferguson	In the Sound.
"	Niger	"	"	" Talbot
Brig	Halifax	14	40	Lieut: Quarme
5	Orpheus	32	220	Capt: Hudson	In the East River.
6	Carysfort	28	220	" Fanshawe	In the East River.
5	Repulse	32	220	Capt. Davis	In the North River
"	Pearl	"	"	" Wilkinson
[Armed] Vessel	Tryal	4	20	Lieut: Brown.
Sloop	Kingfisher	14	125	Capt: Graeme	Between Staten Island and the Main.
"	Tamer	16	"	Lieut: Mason
"	Senegal	14	"	" Curtis
Schooner	St Lawrence	6	30	" Graves
6	Solebay	28	200	Capt: Symonds	Gone to St Vincents to convoy the Transports destined to bring the 6th Regiment from thence.
6	Mercury	20	160	Capt: [James] Montagu	Appointed to Convoy the Packet and empty Transports destined for Europe, 300 Leagues into the Sea.
6	Liverpool	28	200	Capt: Bellew	Off Block-Island.
"	Milford	"	"	" Burr	Off Block-Island.
6	Cerberus	28	200	Capt: Symons	Off Block-Island.
"	Syren	"	"	" Furneaux
Sloop	Merlin	18	125	" Burnaby
6	Active	28	200	Capt: Hunt	— Off Cape Fear.
Sloop	Falcon	14	125	" Linzee	At Cape Fear
"	Scorpion	"	"	" Tollemache	At Cape Fear
"	Cruizer	8	80	" Parry	— Unserviceable.
6	Sphynx	20	160	Capt: Reid	— Off Savannah.
Sloop	Raven	14	125	" Stanhope	At Savannah.
A: Vessel	Cherokee	"	30	Lieut: Fergusson	At Savannah.
6	Lively	20	160	Capt: Bishop	— Ordered to St. Augustine.
Schooner	Hinchinbrook		30	Lieut: Ellis	At St. Augustine.
"	St. John		"	" Grant.	At St. Augustine.
5	Rainbow	44	280	Capt: Sr G: Collier	— Ordered to Halifax
Sloop	Savage	8	80	" Bromedge	At Halifax.
"	Hope	8	50	" Dawson
"	Albany	16	125	" Mowat
6	Scarborough	20	160	Capt: Barkley	In the Bay of Fundy.
Sloop	Viper	10	110	" Graves	In the Bay of Fundy.
Sloop	Otter	14	125	Capt: Squire	— Order'd to
6	Galatea	20	160	Capt: Jordan	— Order'd to
Sloop	Nautilus	16	125	" Collins	— Ordered to
4	Isis	50	350	Capt: Douglas
5	Juno	32	220	" Dalrymple	In the River St Lawrence.
"	Blonde	"	"	" Pownoll
6	Triton	28	200	" Lutwidge
A: Ship	Bute	20	110	" Parrey
	Lord Howe	24	100	Lieut: Berkeley
	Canceaux		55	" Schank
Brig	Gaspee		30	" Scott
Schooner	Magdalen		30	" Nunn
Brig	Diligent	—	—	Lieut: Dodd	— At the Island of St Johns
6	Lizard	20	160	Capt: Mackenzie	— Supposed to be refitting at Halifax