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According to www.napolun.com the European fleet strengths, in terms of Ships of the Line (1st to 3rd rates), in 1808-1809 (shortly after Trafalgar) were: Great Britain: 113 Spain: 45 France: 45 Russia: 34 Denmark: 21 Also according to that website, in 1805 the Great Britain (presumably including state owned trade ships etc) had a ...

While I can't comment on the changing of ones underwear being regulation/recorded in manuals etc. If you visit the Imperial War Museum or the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard much of this kind of thing is covered. On any wooden warship the internal bulkheads were designed to be taken down and stowed in the bilge or the hold (including the captains cabin and ...