British sloop 'Grasshopper' (1813)

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Grasshopper

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Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered6.1.1812BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down8.1812BWAS-1793
Launched17.5.1813BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer Class (1797)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Nicholas DiddamsBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Sold30.5.1832BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 1 ½"Imperial Feet30.4927 
Length of Keel77' 6 ⅜"Imperial Feet23.4791 
Breadth30' 7"Imperial Feet9.3218 
Depth in Hold12' 9 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Forward7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336 
Draught Aft11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556 
Burthen385 69⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


17.5.1813Broadside 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

9 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
5.1813 - 7.6.1814Commander
Henry Robert BattersbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1814
BWAS-17937.6.1814 - 2.1816Commander
Sir Charles Burrard (2nd Baronet)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1846
BWAS-17935.1818 - 5.1819Commander
Henry ForbesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1819
BWAS-17935.1819 - 1820Commander
David BuchanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1823
BWAS-179313.12.1823 - 28.1.1826Commander
John George AplinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1801-1846
NBD184912.1826 - 1827Commander
Courtenay Edmund William BoyleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1830
BWAS-179312.1827 - 1.1829Commander
Abraham CrawfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1829
BWAS-17935.1.1829 - 5.1830Commander
Charles DeareBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1824-1830
BWAS-17935.1830 - 1832Commander
John Elphinstone ErskineBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1819-1869
BWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
6.1813 - 12.1815Lieutenant
Richard BartonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1799-1837
NBD184913.12.1821 - 12.1825Lieutenant
Frederick Moore BoultbeeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1811-1862
NBD184918.12.1821 - 1822Lieutenant
Jospeh Bage BoultbeeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1855
NBD184912.1.1824 - 1824Lieutenant
John AdamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1806-1866
W033

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
3.6.1820 - 21.12.1820Master
James TurtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1834
ref:18718.3.1822 - 17.10.1822Master
Sampson GilesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1814-1824
ref:187117.8.1823 - 12.12.1823Master
John TrivickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1807-1830
ref:1871

Service History


DateEventSource
17.5.1813Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
28.6.1813Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1.1814Sailed with a convoy for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
2.1816Paid off into OrdinaryBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
1.1818Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1818Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
5.1819Commissioned for NewfoundlandBWAS-1793
1.1822Refitted as a 18 gun Unrated Unknown
1.1822Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
6.1822Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
12.1823Commissioned for HalifaxBWAS-1793
6.1827Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
12.1827Recommissioned for JamaicaBWAS-1793
2.1828Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
31.5.1832Sold at Portsmouth to J. Ward for £910BWAS-1793

 
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