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Complements of Marines to Rates of Ships
The RM Museum site has a table here giving the complements of Marines to rates of ship - the first two tables are of most interest to us, as they give complements for 1747 and the 1770s.
The 1747 table differs a little to the table given in Appendix A of The Formative Years (copied out here.)
For example, the 1747 table gives 100 privates aboard a ship of 90-100 guns, as well as 1 captain, 3 lieutenants, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals and 3 drummers, making a total of 115 altogether.
The Formative Years gives the complements (between 1803-1806) as 1 captain, 3 lieutenants, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 drummers and 131 privates, with a total of 145 altogether. (The RMM table for the 1770s gives 5 corporals and 130 men, with the other numbers and the total the same as The Formative Years.)
The 1747 table differs a little to the table given in Appendix A of The Formative Years (copied out here.)
For example, the 1747 table gives 100 privates aboard a ship of 90-100 guns, as well as 1 captain, 3 lieutenants, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals and 3 drummers, making a total of 115 altogether.
The Formative Years gives the complements (between 1803-1806) as 1 captain, 3 lieutenants, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 drummers and 131 privates, with a total of 145 altogether. (The RMM table for the 1770s gives 5 corporals and 130 men, with the other numbers and the total the same as The Formative Years.)