Naval War of 1812 77 



sessed six navy yards (all but the last established 

 in 1801) as follows: 13 



Minimum number of 

 Place. Original cost. men employed. 



1. Portsmouth, N. H., $ 5,500 10 



2. Charleston, Mass., 39,214 20 



3. New York, 40,000 102 



4. Philadelphia, 37,000 13 



5. Washington, 4,000 36 



6. Gosport, 12,000 16 



In 1812 the following was the number of officers 

 in the navy: 14 



12 captains, 



10 masters commandant, 

 73 lieutenants, 

 53 masters, 

 310 midshipmen, 

 42 marine officers. 



500 



At the opening of the year, the number of seamen, 

 ordinary seamen, and boys in service was 4,010, 

 and enough more were recruited to increase it to 

 5,230, of whom only 2,346 were destined for the 

 cruising war vessels, the remainder being detailed 

 for forts, gun-boats, navy yards, the lakes, etc. 15 

 The marine corps was already ample, consisting of 

 1,523 men. 10 



No regular navy lists were published till 1816, 

 and I have been able to get very little information 

 respecting the increase in officers and men during 



18 Report of Naval Secretary Jones, Nov. 30, 1814. 

 14 "List of Vessels," etc., by Geo. H. Preble, U.S.N. 

 (1874). 



" Report of Secretary Paul Hamilton, Feb. 21, 1812. 

 Ibid 



