British sloop 'Grampus' (1743)

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Grampus

4515
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered5.2.1742/43BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down15.2.1742/43BWAS-1714
Launched27.7.1743BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBlackwall - London BWAS-1714
Ship ClassWolf Class (1741)BWAS-1714
Constructor
Philemon PerryBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigSnowBWAS-1714
Captured30.9.1744BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck87' 10"Imperial Feet26.5176 
Length of Keel74' 4"Imperial Feet22.5806 
Breadth25' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet7.6264 
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Burthen249 17⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


27.7.1743Broadside Weight = 31 Imperial Pound ( 14.0588 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1741110Design Complement

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
27.7.1743 - 31.3.1744Commander
Richard CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1763
ADM 6/16/200BWAS-171431.3.1744 - 17.5.1744Commander
Edmund TollBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1762
ADM 6/16/283ADM 6/1617.5.1744 - 7.7.1744Commander
Richard CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1720-1763
ADM 6/16/309ADM 6/167.7.1744 - 3.9.1744Commander
Hugh LytteltonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1744
ADM 6/16/355ADM 6/16

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.8.1743 - 14.3.1743/44Lieutenant
John HusseyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1746
Transfered ADM 6/16/212ADM 6/1614.3.1743/44 - 3.9.1744Lieutenant
John ForsterBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744
ADM 6/16/279ADM 6/16

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
19.2.1743/44 - 5.4.1744Able Seaman
David CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1782
ADM 107/4/351ADM 107/46.4.1744 - 30.9.1744Clerk
David CollinsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1782
ADM 107/4/351ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
15.2.1742/43Began building at Blackwall - London BWAS-1714
27.7.1743Completed building at Blackwall - London at a cost of £1793.8.0dBWAS-1714
27.7.1743Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
8.9.1743Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1838.13.10dBWAS-1714
4.4.1744Took the Frigate
La Médée (26) 1741-1744
French 26 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
off Cape Clear
30.9.1744Taken by the French by Rochambeau's fleet in the Bay of Biscay

 
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