HMS Reliant
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The ship captained by William Laurence before the hatching of Temeraire.
The Reliant was most likely a sailing frigate rather than a ship of the line, probably a fifth rate with approximately 40 guns and 200-300 men. Such ships had a powerful combination of maneuverability and firepower, and were used as fast scouts or to interdict enemy shipping, which brought the potential of prize money.
Officers:
- Gibbs -- first lieutenant; assigned to bring the captured Amitie into port
- Tom Riley -- Second Lieutenant before the capture of the Amitie; becomes acting first lieutenant upon Gibbs's departure and is breveted to captain when Laurence harnesses Temeraire.
- Wells -- third lieutenant
- Fanshawe -- fourth (?) lieutenant
- Pollitt -- ship's surgeon
- Battersea - midshipman
- Jonathan Carver - midshipman
Crew:
