British Sixth Rate post ship 'Grana' (1781)

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Grana

4518
Nominal Guns24BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Spanish Fifth Rate frigate 'Grana' (1778) (30) 1778-1781
Spanish 30 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured25.2.1781BWAS-1793
ShipyardFerrol - Spain
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypePost ShipBWAS-1793
Sold9.1806BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck117' 10"Imperial Feet35.6616 
Length of Keel97' 0"Imperial Feet29.5656 
Breadth31' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet9.4679 
Depth in Hold9' 4"Imperial Feet2.8448 
Burthen527 60⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


7.1781Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck22 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 4-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1781180EstablishmentBWAS-1714

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
2.7.1781 - 1.1783Captain
Chichester FortescueBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1773-1799
ADM 6/22/307BWAS-171427.1.1783 - 1.1784Captain
Edmund NagleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1819
ADM 6/23/20BWAS-171422.11.1790Captain
Robert MoorsomBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1784-1825
ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/246.3.1793 - 1794Lieutenant
Ambrose WarhamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1765-1794
ADM 6/24/216ADM 6/241795 - 1797Lieutenant
Sir Thomas HutchinsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1797
BWAS-17141798Lieutenant
John DixonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1801
BWAS-171412.1799 - 1799Lieutenant
Daniel GibsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799
BWAS-1714

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1790 - 15.7.1791First Lieutenant
Christopher John Williams NeshamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1810
Transfered ADM 6/24/91ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 24.10.1791Second Lieutenant
Elmer PywellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1793
Transfered ADM 6/24/91ADM 6/24

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
2.11.1786 - 16.3.1793Gunner
Alexander SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1801
ADM 29-14.4.1793 - 31.12.1801Gunner
Alexander SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1781-1801
ADM 29-1

Service History


DateEventSource
25.2.1781Taken by Cerberus off Cape FinisterreBWAS-1714
3.4.1781Arrived at PlymouthBWAS-1714
3.4.1781Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
7.1781CommissionedBWAS-1714
18.9.1781Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £7304.2.7dBWAS-1714
11.10.1781Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
6.2.1782Took the American privateer BellonaBWAS-1714
6.2.1782Took the Ship
Bellona (18) 1781-1782
American 18 Gun
Privateer Ship

1.1784Paid offBWAS-1714
2.1793Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.1793Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
3.1793Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £506.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.1799Recommissioned as a hospital ship at SheernessBWAS-1714
9.1806Sold at SheernessBWAS-1714

 
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