British schooner 'Grenada' (1803)

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Grenada
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer schooner 'L'Harmonie' (1800) (14) 1800-1803 French 14 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	16.11.1803	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1805	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	31.12.1810	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck71' 6"Imperial Feet21.7932
Breadth21' 11"Imperial Feet6.4262
Depth in Hold8' 8"Imperial Feet2.6416
Burthen141Tons BM

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 76 Imperial Pound ( 34.466 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck12 British 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
23.4.1804 - 4.1808LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.1805 - 12.1808MasterNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
27.1.1804Presented to the RN by the inhabitants of GrenadaBWAS-1793
16.3.1804Took the Privateer
12.7.1804Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Gun-brig
13.10.1804RegisteredBWAS-1793
24.7.1805Took the Privateer
15.2.1806Took the Schooner off the Pearl Rock , Martinique bearing East , distant 4 or 5 leaguesBG
4.11.1806Took the Schooner off the London Bridge Rock bearing S- E . 5 or 6 leagues, to the S. W. and after a chace of 4 HoursBG
27.11.1806Took the Sloop off London Bridge Rock bearing East 3 leagues after a chace of 4 hours,BG
5.1.1808Laid up at AntiguaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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