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Friday, 3 May 2019

The Egyptian navy around 1834

Just as in Part I for my notes dealing with the Egyptian navy I used digitalized books which can be located by using www.google.book.com.
Annales Maritimes (1834) The navy of Mehemet Ali consisted of 6 ships of the line, 5 large frigates, 5 corvettes, 8 brigs, one cutter, 6 fireships and 30 transports.
Ships of the line
Le Caire, 138 guns, 1500 men, 3800 tons (tonnage)
L'Acre, 138 guns, 1500 men, 3800 tons (tonnage)
Le Mohallet Ekeby, 100 guns, 1200 men, 3000 tons (tonnage)
Le Mansours, 100 guns, 1200 men, 3000 tons (tonnage)
L'Alexandrie, 96 guns, 1200 men, 3000 tons (tonnage)
L'Aboukir, 96 guns, 800 men, 2000 tons (tonnage)
Frigates
La Jaffa, 62 guns, 550 men, 1800 tons (tonnage)
La Baira, 60 guns, 550 men, 1800 tons (tonnage)
La Kaffié Cheik, 58 guns, 500 men, 1700 tons (tonnage)
La Raschid, 58 guns, 500 men, 1700 tons (tonnage)
La Sirjahaa, 56 guns, 500 men, 1700 tons (tonnage)
La Damiette, 50 guns, 400 men, 1400 tons (tonnage)
La Mufta Jahaat, 48 guns, 400 men, 1200 tons (tonnage)
Corvettes
La Tanta, 24 guns, 300 men, 750 tons (tonnage)
La Pelengajahaat, 22 guns, 250 men, 600 tons (tonnage)
La Jeune Baira, 20 guns, 200 men, 500 tons (tonnage)
La Fouah, 20 guns, 200 men, 500 tons (tonnage)
La Jahaatdi Peckert, 20 guns, 200 men, 450 tons (tonnage)
Brigs
Le Shandra, 20 guns, 200 men, 400 tons (tonnage)
Le Feshna, 20 guns, 200 men, 400 tons (tonnage)
Le Seminda Jahaat, 18 guns, 150 men, 350 tons (tonnage)
Le Chaba Jahaat, 18 guns, 150 men, 350 tons (tonnage)
Le Tempes, 16 guns, 100 men, 300 tons (tonnage)
Le Washington, 16 guns, 100 men, 300 tons (tonnage)
Le Berda Jahaat, 10 guns, 90 men, 180 tons (tonnage)
Le Psyché, 22 guns, 200 men, 400 tons (tonnage)
cotter, 2 guns, 15 men
Totally 1302 guns and 13155 men.

Revue Britannique (1834). The information is the same as the one published in the Annales Maritimes et Coloniales, despite the little differences in the spelling of the names.

Sources
M. Bajot. Annales Maritimes et Coloniales, Recueuil de Lois et Ordonnances royales, Règlemente et Décisions ministérielles, Mémoires, Observatuions et Notice particulières. Paris, 1834, p. 287
"Organisation miliatire et navale de l'Egypte sous Mehemet-Ali" in: Revue Britannique ou Choix d'Articles. Traduits des meilleurs écrits pérodiques De la Grande-Bretagne sur la littérature, les Baux-arts, les Arts Industriels, l'Agriculture, la Géographie, le Commerce, l'Economie politique, les Finances, La Légistalation, etc.etc. vol 1. Brussel, 1834, p. 36-39.