Neale had been service of the king of Siam and was so able to give an interesting description of this country nowadays known as Thailand. One of the topics Neale wrote about, was the Siamese navy. He mentioned names of ships, some which al earlier were paid attention to on this weblog. Obviously are the English names of ships and partly captains.
p. 42: “Of the Government establishments in Siam, the dockyards at Bangkok are not the least interesting. They are partly formed by nature, and partly constructed by man. There are both dry and wet docks, but every single dock is separated from the other; and instead of forming one vast basin, they line the banks of the river for nearly a mile and a half along the right shore. In these docks, the fine vessels that compose the fleet of his Siamese Majesty were constructed, under the superintendance of an English shipwright, aided by experienced Chinese carpenters, who were sent to Bombay and there apprenticed for several years, before they were admitted into the Siamese employ. The vessels composing the Siamese navy, at the period of my visit, were fourteen in number, chiefly commanded and officered by Englishmen, who in many cases were men of great talent and nautical experience.
p. 43: The following is a list of the Siamese ships of war:
Conqueror, 1418 tons, captain Jacobs, 50 guns, Victory, 1400 tons, captain Rogers,? guns, Caledonia, 1000 tons, captain Middleton, 44 guns, Good Success, 700 tons, captain Triggs, 22 guns, Sir Walter Scott, 500 tons, captain De Lux, 10 guns and Ariel, 150 tons, captain Eglan, 6 guns. The rest were principally war-junks and gun-boats, under the command of Manilla-men and Chinese, and chiefly occupied in cruising about the coast of Cambogia and the Malayan peninsula.”
Source
Frederick Arthur Neale. Narrative of a residence in Siam at the capital of the kingdom of Siam; with a description of the manners, customs, and laws modern Siamese. London, 1862.
p. 42: “Of the Government establishments in Siam, the dockyards at Bangkok are not the least interesting. They are partly formed by nature, and partly constructed by man. There are both dry and wet docks, but every single dock is separated from the other; and instead of forming one vast basin, they line the banks of the river for nearly a mile and a half along the right shore. In these docks, the fine vessels that compose the fleet of his Siamese Majesty were constructed, under the superintendance of an English shipwright, aided by experienced Chinese carpenters, who were sent to Bombay and there apprenticed for several years, before they were admitted into the Siamese employ. The vessels composing the Siamese navy, at the period of my visit, were fourteen in number, chiefly commanded and officered by Englishmen, who in many cases were men of great talent and nautical experience.
p. 43: The following is a list of the Siamese ships of war:
Conqueror, 1418 tons, captain Jacobs, 50 guns, Victory, 1400 tons, captain Rogers,? guns, Caledonia, 1000 tons, captain Middleton, 44 guns, Good Success, 700 tons, captain Triggs, 22 guns, Sir Walter Scott, 500 tons, captain De Lux, 10 guns and Ariel, 150 tons, captain Eglan, 6 guns. The rest were principally war-junks and gun-boats, under the command of Manilla-men and Chinese, and chiefly occupied in cruising about the coast of Cambogia and the Malayan peninsula.”
Source
Frederick Arthur Neale. Narrative of a residence in Siam at the capital of the kingdom of Siam; with a description of the manners, customs, and laws modern Siamese. London, 1862.
