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Grasshopper

4530
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered31.10.1805BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down4.1806BWAS-1793
Launched29.9.1806BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardHythe - Kent BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Mark RichardsBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Captured25.12.1811BWAS-1793
Becomes
Dutch brig 'Irene' (1811) (18) 1811-1822
Dutch 18 Gun
Unrated Brig

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 0"Imperial Feet30.48 
Length of Keel77' 2 ⅝"Imperial Feet23.4855 
Breadth30' 6 ½"Imperial Feet9.1567 
Depth in Hold13' 1"Imperial Feet3.9709 
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812 
Draught Aft10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen383 1294Tons BM 

Armament


29.9.1806Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.1806 - 25.4.1808Commander
Thomas SearleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1796-1846
BWAS-1793
2.5.1808 - 25.12.1811Commander
Henry FanshaweBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1814
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
2.10.1806Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
15.12.1806Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.2.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
6.11.1807Boats with those of the
Renommee (34) 1796-1810
British 34 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
cut out a French and a Spanish merchantman which were lying under the Torre de Estacion, near Cartagena. As soon as the vessels had been carried, they were unhappily swept ashore by the current, just under the tower, in a position where the Spanish guns could bear upon them. Two of the British, and several of the prisoners, were wounded before it was decided to abandon the prizes
TRN5
11.12.1807Took the Brig
San Josef (12) 1807-1807
Spanish 12 Gun
Unrated Brig
off Cape Palos

4.4.1808Action off Rota
23.4.1808Action of 23rd April 1808
22.6.1810Sailed wth a convoy for QuebecBWAS-1793
1811In the North SeaBWAS-1793
25.12.1811Surrendered to the Batavian Government off TexelBWAS-1793

 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 10th of May 2012 18:58

23 Apr 1808 Grasshopper 18 brig sloop commander Thomas Searle and Rapid 12 Gun brig Lt Henry Baugh take 2 Spanish gunboats and 2 driven ashore


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