The Sailors’ Magazine of July 1835, p. 339-340 gives an interesting note dealing with the ships of the French navy with as home port the naval base of Toulon.
P. 339: “The following is the numerical statement of vessels from and in the port of Toulon, on the stocks, in commission, ready for sea, under repair, &c.: - In the Levant, one ship of the line, one frigate of the second class, two corvettes, three brigs, one galliot, one cutter, and one lighter. At Corsica, one brig. At Algiers, and its dependencies, five brigs, one lighter, and three steam vessels; one frigate is stationed on the coast of Africa, to protect the fisheries near Algiers. The squadron of evolution, under the
p. 340: command of Rear Admiral Massien de Clerval, Consists of four ships of the line, one frigate of the first class, one frigate of the second class, and a galliot. Four steamboats are employed in conveying the mail between Algiers and Toulon; one galliot is stationed at Cayenne. There are also, on different stations, one frigate, one corvette, four corvettes de charge, three brigs, and two lighters. Under repair in the port, one corvette, one brig, one galliot, one lighter, and one steam vessel. In the basin, one fourth-rate. In commission, one first-rate, one fourth-rate, one frigate of the third class, and one brig. Unarmed, one corvette, and one steam vessel. In the harbour, attached to the fifth maritime arrondissement, four brigs, two corvettes de charge, and one steam vessel. Accounts from Toulon, of the 18th ult. state that the late violent storm in the Mediterranean, has caused much damage to vessels on the coast of Africa. - Army and Navy Chronicle.”
Source
The Sailor’s Magazine and Naval Journal, published by the American Seamen’s friend society. New York, 1835. Digitized by Google.
P. 339: “The following is the numerical statement of vessels from and in the port of Toulon, on the stocks, in commission, ready for sea, under repair, &c.: - In the Levant, one ship of the line, one frigate of the second class, two corvettes, three brigs, one galliot, one cutter, and one lighter. At Corsica, one brig. At Algiers, and its dependencies, five brigs, one lighter, and three steam vessels; one frigate is stationed on the coast of Africa, to protect the fisheries near Algiers. The squadron of evolution, under the
p. 340: command of Rear Admiral Massien de Clerval, Consists of four ships of the line, one frigate of the first class, one frigate of the second class, and a galliot. Four steamboats are employed in conveying the mail between Algiers and Toulon; one galliot is stationed at Cayenne. There are also, on different stations, one frigate, one corvette, four corvettes de charge, three brigs, and two lighters. Under repair in the port, one corvette, one brig, one galliot, one lighter, and one steam vessel. In the basin, one fourth-rate. In commission, one first-rate, one fourth-rate, one frigate of the third class, and one brig. Unarmed, one corvette, and one steam vessel. In the harbour, attached to the fifth maritime arrondissement, four brigs, two corvettes de charge, and one steam vessel. Accounts from Toulon, of the 18th ult. state that the late violent storm in the Mediterranean, has caused much damage to vessels on the coast of Africa. - Army and Navy Chronicle.”
Source
The Sailor’s Magazine and Naval Journal, published by the American Seamen’s friend society. New York, 1835. Digitized by Google.
