He was succeeded in the command of the fleet by Admiral Russell, who, greatly owing to the energetic proceedings of Queen Mary, while the king was absent in Ireland, had, by May, 1691, a squadron of considerable force, equipped and ready for sea, at his disposal. So elevated were the French at their unusual success, that they had the following inscription engraved on the stern of a new first-rate ship of war named the _Saint Louis_:-- "I, on the ocean, am the mightiest thing, As on the land, is my all-potent king." English men-of-war were ere long, however, to teach them to sing a different note. A fleet of ninety-nine sail, including the Dutch ships, was got ready by May, 1692. The English fleet was divided into two squadrons, the Red and the Blue. Among the ships we find the names of many which have become famous in naval history. There were six ships of 100 guns each. In the Red Squadron there was the _Britannia_, carrying the flag of Admiral Russell; the _Royal Sovereign_, that of Vice-Admiral Sir Ralph Delaval; the _London_, that of the rear-admiral, Sir Cloudesly Shovel; the _Sandwich_, of 90 guns; the _Swiftsure, Hampton Court, Eagle_, and _Captain_; of 70; the _Ruby, Oxford_, and _Centurion_, of 50. In the Blue Squadron there were the _Victory_, of 100 guns, with the flag of Admiral Sir John Ashby; the _Windsor Castle_, with that of Vice-Admiral Sir George Rooke; the _Neptune_, of 96 guns; the _Albemarle_ and _Vanguard_, of 90 guns; the _Royal Oak_, of 74; the _Northumberland, Berwick, Warspight, Monmouth_, and _Edgar_, of 70; the _Lion_ and _Dreadnought_, of 60--names long known in the British Navy. Altogether, the English fleet carried 4504 guns, and 27,725 men. The Dutch fleet carried rather more than half the number of guns, and less than half the number of men. No more powerful fleet had ever yet ploughed the ocean--it was, probably, immeasurably more so than that which encountered the Spanish Armada; while the commanders were as expert and daring as their predecessors, the seamen were infinitely better trained.