| Guns. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total, | 527, | carrying an aggregate of | 13,880 |
| Sailing vessels, | 269, | carrying an aggregate of | 9,362 |
| Steam vessels, | 258, | carrying an aggregate of | 4,518 |
The classification of officers was:
| In service. | On half pay. | Retired. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admirals, | 21 | 15 | — | 36 |
| Vice-admirals, | 27 | 19 | — | 46 |
| Rear-admirals, | 51 | 55 | 129 | 235 |
| Captains of ships, | 396 | 60 | 318 | 774 |
| Commanders, | 551 | 64 | 286 | 901 |
| Lieutenants, | 1,139 | 668 | — | 1,807 |
NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES.
| Name. | Rate. | Where built. | When built |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIPS OF THE LINE, (10.) | |||
| Pennsylvania, | 120 | Philadelphia, | 1837 |
| Columbus, | 80 | Washington, | 1819 |
| Ohio, | 84 | New-York, | 1820 |
| North-Carolina, | 84 | Philadelphia, | 1820 |
| Delaware, | 84 | Norfolk, | 1820 |
| Alabama, | 84 | ||
| Virginia, | 84 | ||
| Vermont, | 84 | Boston, | 1848 |
| New-York, | 84 | ||
| New-Orleans, | 84 | ||
| FRIGATES, (18.) | |||
| Independence, | 56 | Boston, | 1814 |
| United States, | 50 | Philadelphia, | 1797 |
| Constitution, | 50 | Boston, | 1797 |
| Potomac, | 50 | Washington, | 1821 |
| Brandywine, | 50 | Washington, | 1825 |
| Columbia, | 50 | Washington, | 1836 |
| Congress, | 50 | Portsmouth, N. H. | 1841 |
| Cumberland, | 50 | Boston, | 1842 |
| Savannah, | 50 | New-York, | 1842 |
| Raritan, | 50 | Philadelphia, | 1843 |
| Santee, | 50 | ||
| Sabine, | 50 | ||
| St. Lawrence, | 50 | Norfolk, | 1847 |
| SLOOPS OF WAR, (19.) | |||
| Constellation, | 22 | Rebuilt, Norfolk, | 1854 |
| Macedonian, | 22 | Rebuilt, Norfolk, | 1836 |
| Portsmouth, | 22 | Portsmouth, N.H. | 1843 |
| Plymouth, | 22 | Boston, | 1843 |
| St. Mary's, | 22 | Washington, | 1844 |
| Jamestown, | 22 | Norfolk, | 1844 |
| Germantown, | 22 | Philadelphia, | 1846 |
| Saratoga, | 20 | Portsmouth, N.H. | 1842 |
| John Adams, | 20 | Rebuilt, Norfolk, | 1831 |
| Vincennes, | 20 | New-York, | 1826 |
| Falmouth, | 20 | Boston, | 1827 |
| Vandalia, | 20 | Philadelphia, | 1828 |
| St. Louis, | 20 | Washington, | 1828 |
| Cyane, | 20 | Boston, | 1837 |
| Levant, | 20 | New-York, | 1837 |
| Decatur, | 16 | New-York, | 1839 |
| Marion, | 16 | Boston, | 1839 |
| Dale, | 16 | Philadelphia, | 1839 |
| Preble, | 16 | Portsmouth, N. H. | 1839 |
| BRIGS, (3.) | |||
| Bainbridge, | 6 | Boston, | 1842 |
| Perry, | 6 | Norfolk, | 1843 |
| Dolphin, | 4 | New-York, | 1836 |
| SCHOONER. | |||
| Fenimore Cooper, | 3 | Purchased, | 1852 |
| STEAMERS. | |||
| Screw Steamers, 1st class. | |||
| Franklin, | 50 | ||
| Merrimack, | 40 | Boston, | 1855 |
| Wabash, | 40 | Philadelphia, | 1855 |
| Minnesota, | 40 | Washington, | 1855 |
| Roanoke, | 40 | Norfolk, | 1855 |
| Colorado, | |||
| Niagara, | |||
| Screw Steamer, 2d class. | |||
| San Jacinto, | 13 | New-York, | 1850 |
| Screw Steamers, 3d class. | |||
| Massachusetts, | 9 | Transferred from War Dep't. | |
| Princeton, | 10 | Rebuilt, Norfolk, | 1851 |
| Side-wheel Steamers, 1st class. | |||
| Mississippi, | 10 | Philadelphia, | 1841 |
| Susquehanna, | 15 | Philadelphia, | 1850 |
| Powhatan, | 9 | Norfolk, | 1850 |
| Side-wheel Steamer, 2d class. | |||
| Saranac, | 6 | Portsmouth, N. H. | 1848 |
| Side-wheel Steamers, 3d class. | |||
| Michigan, | 1 | Erie, Pa., | 1844 |
| Fulton, | 5 | New-York, | 1837 |
| Alleghany, | 10 | Pittsburgh, Pa., | 1847 |
| Water Witch, | 2 | Washington, | 1845 |
| John Hancock, | 2 | Boston, | 1850 |
| STEAM TENDERS. | |||
| Despatch, | Purchased, | 1855 | |
| Engineer | Purchased, | ||
| Arctic, | Purchased, | 1855 | |
| STORE-SHIPS. | |||
| Relief, | 6 | Philadelphia, | 1836 |
| Supply, | 4 | Purchased, | 1846 |
| Warren, | Boston, | 1826 | |
| Fredonia, | 4 | Purchased, | 1846 |
| Release, | 2 | Purchased, | 1855 |
The United States Navy has 64 Captains, 96 Commanders, 311 Lieutenants, 69 Surgeons, 43 Passed Assistant Surgeons, 37 Assistant Surgeons, 64 Pursers, 24 Chaplains, 12 Mathematicians, 24 Masters, 24 Passed Midshipmen, 30 Midshipmen, and 145 Probationary Midshipmen and Students.—Taken from the Navy Register of 1857.
Transcriber's Note.
To aid clarity, ditto marks have been replaced with full text throughout.