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Monday 12 September 2011

The Greek navy on 1 January 1840 according to Frederick Strong

Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That's quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible.

P. 312: “corvette Ludovicus, 26 guns, not yet in commission
corvette Amalia, 22 guns, 8 officers, 130 men, coast of Morea
steamer Otho, 6 guns, 6 officers, 59 men, Piraeus
steamer Maximilian, 1 guns, 3 officers, 26men, packet service
brig Minerva, 12 guns, 5 officers, 71 men, Archipelago, commodore
schooner Lady Codrington, 10 guns, 7 officers, 54 men, West coast, commodore
schooner Mathilde, 10 guns, 4 officers, 44 men, Poro
sschooner Leda, 8 guns, 4 officers, 33 men, West coast
schooner Argos, 2 guns, 2 officers, 23 men, transport service
schooner Karaïska, 6 guns, dismantled
schooner Nelson, 6 guns, dismantled
schooner Nauplia, 1 gun, 2 officers, 11 men, Poro
sschooner Number 3, 1 gun, 2 officers, 13 men, Poros
cutter Glaucus, 8 guns, 4 officers, 44 men, Aegean sea
cutter Nautilus, 4 guns, 4 officers, 44 men, Aegean sea

cutter Zephyr, 2 guns, dismantled
cutter AEolus, 2 guns, dismantled
cutter Lion, 1 officer, 6 men, Pireaus, king’s yacht
gunboat Kriezis, 2 guns, 2 officers, 25 men, Aegean sea
gunboat Androutzos, 2 guns, 2 officers, 25 men, Aegean
seagoing gunboat Kanaris, 2 guns, 2 officers, 25 men, Aegean sea
gunboat Apostolis, 2 guns, 2 officers, 25 men, Aegean sea
gunboat Sachtouris, 2 guns, 2 officers, 25 men, Aegean sea
gunboat Cochrane, 1 gun, 2 officers, 25 men, Aegean sea
gunboat Miaulis, 1 gun, 1 officer, 8 men, guard ship at Syra
cutter Tombasis, 2 guns, 2 officers, 25 men, West coast
cutter Tsamados, 2 guns, 2 officers, 25 men, West coas
tcutter Number 11, 2 guns, 2 officers, 25 men, guard ship at Poros
cutter Number 12, 2 guns, 2 officers, 25 men, Archipelago
cutter Hastings, 3 guns, fitted with diving-bel
lgabarre Phoenix, 2 guns, 4 officers, 54 men, transport service
ketch Samos, 2 guns, 1 officer, 16 men, Poros
total 33 ships, 156 guns, 83 officers, 942 men.”

Source
Frederick Strong. Greece as a kingdom; or, a statistical description of that country. From the arrival of king Otho, in 1833, down to the present time. London, 1842.