Fleet
The fleet is listed in the order of sail drawn up by Admiral Walker. Ships generally sailed two abreast.
| Ship | Captain | Purpose | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Edgar | George Paddon | 70 gun warship | Edgar was Walker's flagship. Paddon was given her command at Boston. | |
| HMS Windsor | Robert Arris | 60 gun warship | Arris was given command of Windsor at Boston. She carried General Hill's flag. | |
| HMS Montague | George Walton | 60 gun warship | ||
| Recovery | John Lewis | Transport for General Hill's Regiment | ||
| Reward | Matthew Lowth | Hospital ship | ||
| Delight | Stephen Thomas | Transport for General Hill's Regiment | ||
| Success Pink | Matthew Pink | Tender | ||
| Fortune | John Jones | Transport for General Hill's Regiment | ||
| Willing Mind | John Macmath | Transport for Kirk's Regiment | ||
| Happy Union | Christopher Redshaw | |||
| Rose | Henry Foster | |||
| Queen Anne | George Tucker | |||
| Lisle | Gregory Shipton | |||
| Resolution | Matthew Gilieu | Transports for Clayton's Regiment | ||
| Samuel | J. Whibbean | |||
| Marlborough | James Taylour | Foundered on the rocks; 130 lost | ||
| Pheasant | J. Mason | |||
| HMS Swiftsure | Jos. Soanes | 70 gun warship | Soanes, who had been captain of Edgar, took command of Swiftsure at Boston. | |
| HMS Sunderland | Henry Gore | 60 gun warship | ||
| Three Martins | Robert Thompson | Transport for Kain's Regiment | ||
| Globe | Michael King | |||
| Smyrna Merchant | Henry Vernon | Foundered on the rocks; 200, including Master Vernon, were lost. | ||
| Samuel | Samuel Ferrier | |||
| Colchester | Jos. Hinning | Transports for Seymour's Regiment | Foundered on the rocks; 150 lost. | |
| Samuel and Anne | Thomas Walkup | Foundered on the rocks; 142 lost. | ||
| Nathanael and Elizabeth | Magnus Howson | Foundered on the rocks; 10 lost. | ||
| George | Isaac Dove | Transports for Windresse's Regiment | ||
| Blenheim | Thomas Simmons | |||
| Isabella Anne Katharine | Richard Bayley | Foundered on the rocks; 192, including Master Bayley, were lost. | ||
| Chatham | J. Alexander | |||
| HMS Monmouth | John Mitchell | 70 gun warship | ||
| HMS Dunkirk | Butler | 60 gun warship | ||
| Blessing | Thomas Clark | Transport for Disney's Regiment | ||
| Two Sheriffs | Luke Rogers | |||
| Rebecca | Samuel Adams | |||
| Sarah | George Story | |||
| Rebecca Anne Blessing | Richard Harman | Equipment transports | ||
| Herbin (galley) | J. Weston | |||
| Prince Eugene | Charles Davis | |||
| Friends Increase | Cornelius Martin | |||
| Dolphin | Nenyon Masters | |||
| Marlborough | Edward Friend | |||
| Mary | Cheeseman Pearcy | |||
| Anna | Edward Smith | Provincial troop transports | ||
| Anchor and Hope | J. Brewer | |||
| Jeremiah and Thomas | John Jenkins | |||
| Adventure | George Philips | |||
| Barbadoes | J. Rawlins | |||
| Content | William Hunt | Foundered on the rocks; entire crew of 15 saved. | ||
| John and Mary | John Stephens | Tenders for General Hill | ||
| Speedwell | Henry Davis | |||
| Dolphin | Samuel Ems | Tenders for Admiral Walker | ||
| Samuel | William Webber | |||
| Elizabeth | John Welsh Jr | |||
| Basilisk | not listed | Bomb ship | ||
| Mary | William English | Tender for Admiral Walker | ||
| Granada | not listed | Bomb ship | ||
| Goodwill (sloop) | not listed | Tender for Colonel Vetch | ||
| Anna | Edward Rotherford | Transports for provincial recruits | ||
| John and Sarah | John Lawrence | She was incorrectly listed as lost in early reports by Walker and Hill. | ||
| Margaret | John Dunn | |||
| Dispatch | Beamsly Perkins | Provincial troop transports | ||
| Hannah and Elizabeth | John Venteman | |||
| Four Friends | Matthew Vybert | |||
| Friends Adventure | Henry Few | |||
| Francis | Walter Goodridge | |||
| Rebecca | Henry Richards | |||
| John and Hannah | Nathanael Marston | |||
| Martha and Hannah | Francis Norris | |||
| Henrietta | Richard Barrington | |||
| Johannah | John Vincale | |||
| Blessing | Samuel Long | |||
| Unity | John Richards | Hospital ship | ||
| Antelope | John Anderson | Provincial troop transports | ||
| Newcastle | Clement Deering | |||
| HMS Humber | Culliford | 80 gun warship | ||
| HMS Devonshire | Cooper | 80 gun warship | Cooper was given command of the Devonshire at Boston. | |
| Sources, unless otherwise cited: Graham, pp. 229–231,237; Hervey, p. 318 | ||||
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