Exmouth's force included five ships of the line, the spar-decked 50-gun HMS Leander, and the frigates Severn, Glasgow, Granicus, and Hebrus. Four bomb vessels carried the memorable names Beelzebub, Fury, Hecla, and Infernal. Exmouth flew his flag in the 100-gun HMS Queen Charlotte. His second-in-command used the 98-gun HMS Impregnable. The concentration of line-of-battle ships, frigates, and specialized bombardment craft shows how the Royal Navy assembled a mixed force for coercive action against a fortified harbor.
Notable Point · 27:56-28:50
Exmouth's ships and bomb vessels at Algiers
Survey Exmouth's ships of the line, frigates, bomb vessels, and two great flagships before the harbor bombardment begins.