Royal Navy- maintaining and conditions
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- Created on: 05-10-16 10:27
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- The Royal Navy
- Maintaining Fleet
- In 1792 there were 125 ships in commission operated by 20 000 seamen.
- 'Comptroller of the Navy' was responsible for building and maintaining the fleet
- 1780's Rear Admiral Charles Middleton worked with Tory Prime Minister 'William Pitt the younger' on Naval reforms
- 'Coppering' of the fleet reduced warship repairs
- New docks were built in Portsmouth and Plymouth
- Massive stocks of timber and rope were built up
- Dockyards were more closely supervised to prevent corruption and waste
- Improved gunnery through gun checks, carronade and gunlocks
- 1780's Rear Admiral Charles Middleton worked with Tory Prime Minister 'William Pitt the younger' on Naval reforms
- Conditions
- Low pay- half that of merchant seamen and often months overdue
- By 1793 there had been no wage increase since 1652
- Sailors slept in hammocks just 14 inches wide
- Food was plentiful by standards of the day, but very monotonous
- Fresh fruit and vegetables prevented scurvy in crew
- Sailors could be at sea for years at a time
- Work was physically hard
- Discipline was harsh, cat-o'-nine-tails used to flog sailors who broke rules
- Low pay- half that of merchant seamen and often months overdue
- Maintaining Fleet
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