British Third Rate ship of the line 'Tremendous' (1811)

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Tremendous ➡ 1845 Grampus
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Tremendous' (1784) (74) 1784-1807 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Launched	1.1811	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford Green - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Ganges Class (1779)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Edward HuntBritish Ship Builder Administrator Dockyard Staff Service 1757-1809	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Sir Robert SeppingsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1805-1832	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	19.5.1897	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck170' 11"Imperial Feet51.8164
Length of Keel139' 3"Imperial Feet42.3692
Breadth48' 0"Imperial Feet14.6304
Depth in Hold20' 4"Imperial Feet6.1976
Burthen1,706 ⁵²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1811Broadside Weight = 928 Imperial Pound ( 420.848 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 12-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1811550 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1810 - 9.1815CaptainBWAS-179315.11.1845 - 1845CaptainW025

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1812LieutenantNBD184928.3.1815 - 2.10.1815LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1811 - 4.1815Master's MateNBD18498.1812 - 1813MidshipmanNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1815 - 17.9.1815Seaman†ref:19981815 - 19.10.1815Seaman†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1807Began rebuilding at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
1811Off LorientBWAS-1793
1.1811Completed rebuilding at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £53989.0.0dBWAS-1793
1812Off TexelBWAS-1793
15.8.1812Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
9.1815Paid offBWAS-1793
4.1816Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
9.1819Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £38070.0.0dBWAS-1793
1822Refitted as a 74 gun Third Rate Receiving Ship
5.1844Began cut down at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
30.50.1845Renamed GrampusBWAS-1793
1846In the PacificW025
1846Refitted as a 50 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
1.1846Completed cut down at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £27610.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1866fitting as a Powder Magazine at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1883Lent to the War Department for the stowage of naval minesBWAS-1793
19.5.1897Sold at Portsmouth to John Read for £1,605BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:1998 Archive

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 8th of July 2026 15:01

Died on the 2nd inst in New Bond-street, London, Capt Robert Campbell, lately returned from the Mediterranean in the command of HM ship Tremendous. [Hampshire Telegraph, 13 November 1815]

Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 30th of June 2026 18:31

The Warrior , 74, lying at Chatham is ordered to be converted into a sheer-hulk, for Sheerness; the Minotaur will be launched there on the 15th inst; La Hogue was undocked on the 30th ult; and the Tremendous docked on the 1st inst. [Hampshire Telegraph, 8 April 1816]

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