List of ships

Many vessels, mostly belonging to his Majesty's navy, are mentioned in the course of the book. They include:

• The Catherine of Winchester, In the Mediterranean in December 1807 [12].
• The Centaur, Captain Barry [12]. In the Mediterranean in December 1807 [12].
• The False Prelate, Ran aground on Horse Sand shoal in 1810 [28].
• The Laurel, In the Mediterranean in December 1807 [12].
• The King of the North, Captained by Lieutenant Baines following the death of her captain in an action in the West Indies [4].
• The Penlaw, The ship upon which Stephen Black was born and his mother died sailing from Jamaica to Liverpool [65].
• St. Serlo's Blessing