British brig 'Griper' (1825)

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Griper
Nominal Guns	12	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Revenue Service
Previously	British sloop 'Griper' (1813) (12) 1813-1825 British 12 Gun Unrated Sloop
Hired	12.1825	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Hythe - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Bold - Modified Confounder Class (1811)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Mark RichardsBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	11.11.1868	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck84' 8"Imperial Feet25.654
Length of Keel70' 5"Imperial Feet21.463
Breadth22' 1"Imperial Feet6.7183
Depth in Hold11' 1"Imperial Feet3.3782
Burthen182 ⁶⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
1825Coast guard at BlackwallBWAS-1793
1827At PortsmouthBWAS-1793
1831At ChichesterBWAS-1793
7.1860fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1862fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.11.1868Break up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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