The Ships which took Gibraltar in 1704
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First Division
  Name of Ship -- Commanded by --
Men
--
Guns
Modern HMS Somerset HMS Somerset Captain Price
500
80
The last HMS Essex ? HMS Essex Captain Hubbard
440
70
The last HMS Triton ? HMS Triton Captain Trevor
230
50
The last HMS Dorsetshire ? HMS Dorsetshire Captain Whitaker
500
80
  HMS Ranelagh R.Ad. G.Byng / Capt. J.Cole
553
80
Modern HMS Torbay HMS Torbay Captain Caldwell
500
80
The last HMS Centurion ? HMS Centurion Captain Herne
280
50
The last HMS Kingston ? HMS Kingston Captain Acton
365
60
  HMS Firm Captain Wile
440
70
Modern HMS Grafton HMS Grafton Sir A.Leake
440
70
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Second Division
  Name of Ship -- Commanded by --
Men
--
Guns
HMS Nassau Captain Dove
440
70
The last HMS Motagu ? HMS Montague Captain Cleveland
365
60
The last HMS St George? HMS St. George Captain Jennings
680
96
  HMS Royal Catherine Ad. Sir G.Rooke / Capt. Scaley
730
90
The last HMS Eagle ? HMS Eagle Lord Hamilton
440
70
Modern HMS Monmouth HMS Monmouth Captain Baker
440
70
The last HMS Panther ? HMS Panther Captain Bartie
280
50
  HMS Shrewsbury Captain Crow
500
80
The last HMS Bedford ? HMS Bedford Sir T.Hardy
440
70
The last HMS Swallow ? HMS Swallow Captain Haddock
280
54
The last HMS Suffolk ? HMS Suffolk Captain Kitton
440
70
The last HMS Royal Oak? HMS Royal Oak Captain Elwes
500
70
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Third Division
Name of Ship -- Commanded by --
Men
--
Guns
The last HMS Royal Oak? HMS Royal Oak Captain Elwes
500
70
Modern HMS Kent HMS Kent R.Ad. T.Dilkes / Capt. Harman
400
70
  HMS Cambridge Captain Lestock
500
80
  HMS Monk Captain Mills
365
60
The last HMS Leopard ? HMS Leopard Captain Culliford
280
50
  HMS Burford Captain Rossy
440
70
The last HMS Warspite ? HMS Warspite Captain Loads
440
70
Modern HMS Nottingham HMS Nottingham Captain Whitaker
365
60
The last HMS Assurance ? HMS Assurance Captain Hancock
440
66
The last HMS Orford ? HMS Orford Captain Norris
440
70
The last HMS Orford ? HMS Barfleur Ad. Sir Cloudesley Shovell / Capt. Stuart
770
96
  HMS Namur Captain Mings
680
96
  HMS Swiftsure Captain Winn
440
70
The last HMS Tilbury ? HMS Tilbury Captain Delaval
280
50
The last HMS Lennox ? HMS Lenox Captain Jumper
440
70
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Fourth Division
  Name of Ship -- Commanded by --
Men
--
Guns
The last HMS Newark ? HMS Newark Captain Clark
500
80
The last HMS Antelope ? HMS Antelope Captain Legg
280
50
The last HMS Boyne ? HMS Boyne Captain Dursley
500
80
The last HMS Prince George ? HMS Prince George Adm Sir J Leake / Capt. Martin
700
90
The last HMS Berwick ? HMS Berwick Captain Fairfax
440
70
Modern HMS Norfolk HMS Norfolk Captain Knapp
500
80
The last HMS Tiger ? HMS Tiger Captain Cavendish
280
50
The last HMS Yarmouth ? HMS Yarmouth Captain Hicks
440
70
  HMS Hampton Court Captain Wager
440
70
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Frigates
  Name of Ship --
Guns
-- -- --
Name of Ship
--
Guns
  HMS Charles Galley
32
The last HMS Tartar ? HMS Tartar
32
The last HMS Lark ? HMS Lark
40
Modern HMS Roebuck HMS Roebuck
40
The last HMS Newport ? HMS Newport
24
The last HMS Garland ? HMS Garland
40
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Fire Ships
The last HMS Hunter ?
HMS Hunter
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The last HMS Griffin?
HMS Griffin
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HMS Vulcan
The last HMS Phoenix ?
HMS Phoenix
 
HMS Firebrand
The last HMS Lightning ?
HMS Lightning
 
HMS Vulture
 
 
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Hospital Ships
HMS Jefferies
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HMS Princess Anne
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Bomb Vessels
The last HMS Hare ?
HMS Hare
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The last HMS Terror ?
HMS Terror
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Yacht
HMS William and Mary
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Dutch Fleet
Admiral Vanderdussen
Frigates -- 1500 --
280
Other Warships   4000
662
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Transport
78 Transport ships with 9000 Marines on board