Asia, Genoa, and Albion provided the British battle line, with the Bombay-built Asia serving as Codrington's new flagship. Frigates, brigs, and cutters supplied the maneuverable force needed against the Ottoman fleet's numerous smaller vessels. One of those cutters, Hind, belonged to the revenue service rather than the Royal Navy, illustrating how an improvised force drew on a vessel comparable to a later coast guard craft. Dartmouth and Captain Thomas Fellowes become especially important because they pass orders and oversee this small-craft screen.
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The British squadron and Dartmouth's small-craft role
The British force combined modern two-deck ships of the line with frigates and small craft, while HMS Dartmouth coordinated the vessels needed to contain Ottoman fire ships and corvettes.