Naval War of 1812 



1813 and 1814; but we have full returns for 1815, 

 which may be summarized as follows : 17 



30 captains, 

 141 lieutenants, 

 510 midshipmen, 



50 surgeons, 



50 pursers, 



45 captain's clerks, 



25 masters commandant, 

 24 commanders, 

 230 sailing-master 

 12 chaplains, 

 10 coast pilots, 

 80 surgeon's mates, 



530 boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sail* 



makers, 



268 boatswain's mates, gunner's mates, etc., 

 1,106 quarter gunners, etC', 

 5,000 able seamen, 

 6,849 ordinary seamen and boys. 



Making a total of 14,960, with 2,715 marines. 18 



Comparing this list with the figures given before, 

 it can be seen that during the course of the war 

 our navy grew enormously, increasing to between 

 three and four times its original size. 



At the beginning of the year 1812 the navy of 

 the United States on the ocean consisted of the fol 

 lowing vessels, which either were, or could have 

 been, made available during the war: 19 



17 Seybert's" Statistical Annals," p. 676 (Philadelphia, 1818). 



18 Report of Secretary B. W. Crowninshield, April 18, 1816. 



19 Letter of Secretary Benjamin Stoddart to Fifth Con- 



