British sloop 'Grampus' (1746)

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Grampus ➡ 1771 Strombolo
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.1.1745/46	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	2.1746	BWAS-1714
Named	24.10.1746	BWAS-1714
Launched	3.11.1746	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	24.10.1746	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Merlin Class (1743)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jacob AckworthBritish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1690-1744	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John ReedBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Snow	BWAS-1714
Sold	12.1780	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 4 ½"Imperial Feet27.7495
Length of Keel74' 4"Imperial Feet22.5806
Breadth26' 2"Imperial Feet7.9333
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen270 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

3.11.1746Broadside Weight = 33.5 Imperial Pound ( 15.1926 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck10 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

1748Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1743110Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.10.1746 - 27.5.1748Commander ADM 6/17/166BWAS-171427.5.1748 - 20.5.1752Commander ADM 3/17/359BWAS-171423.4.1753 - 5.4.1757Commander ADM 6/18/67BWAS-17145.4.1757 - 21.3.1758Commander ADM 6/18/380BWAS-171421.3.1758 - 22.2.1759Commander ADM 6/18/496BWAS-171422.2.1759 - 19.11.1759Commander ADM 6/19/39BWAS-171419.11.1759 - 20.1.1761Commander ADM 6/19/113BWAS-171420.1.1761 - 18.2.1762Commander Transfered ADM 6/19/268BWAS-17147.4.1762 - 14.10.1762Commander Transfered ADM 6/19/396BWAS-171414.10.1762 - 26.11.1762Commander ADM 6/19/443BWAS-171414.2.1776 - 10.4.1776Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/157ADM35410.5.1776 - 1.8.1776Commander ADM 6/21/194ADM 6/211.8.1776 - 23.4.1778Commander ADM 6/21/204BWAS-171423.4.1778 - 16.4.1779Commander Transfered ADM 6/22/210
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 15.12.1780ODNB16.4.1779 - 6.4.1780Commander ADM 6/22/150
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 13.7.1780BWAS-1714

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
17.7.1746 - 20.4.1747Midshipman Transfered ADM 107/4/278ADM 107/42.6.1753 - 6.8.1755Midshipman ADM 107/4/320ADM 107/4

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
25.4.1746 - 16.6.1746Clerk Transfered ADM 107/4/351ADM 107/41748UnknownPROB11

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1746Began building at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber BWAS-1714
3.11.1746Completed building at Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber at a cost of £2880.3.7dBWAS-1714
1748West coast of ScotlandBWAS-1714
1748Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated SloopBWAS-1714
20.5.1752Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1753RecommissionedBWAS-1714
1754Shetland FisheryBWAS-1714
1755At the NoreBWAS-1714
1756Sailed to the Baltic with a convoyBWAS-1714
3.3.1757Took the Privateer off Calais
14.5.1757Took the Privateer
15.5.1757Took the Privateer off DoverBG
3.1758Recommissioned for cruisingBWAS-1714
1.4.1758Took the Snow BG
2.1759For the DownsBWAS-1714
1.5.1760Sailed for the Iceland fisheryBWAS-1714
1.1762Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
6.1.1762Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1762Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1569.18.4dBWAS-1714
4.1762RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.1762Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated FireshipBWAS-1714
26.11.1762Paid offADM 51
24.9.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
1.1771Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
6.3.1771Renamed StromboloBWAS-1714
5.1771Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1482.10.9dBWAS-1714
2.1776RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.5.1776Sailed for AmericaBWAS-1714
11.8.1778Howe's encounter with d'Estaing
1779Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1779RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1780Paid off at New YorkBWAS-1714
9.1780Refitted as an unarmed Other Vessels Prison hulkBWAS-1714
12.1780Sold at New YorkBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 107/4 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM354 Document

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

PROB11 Archive

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