| Grampus | 4517 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 50 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1790/12/09 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1792/10 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1802/03/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1802/03/20 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1803/03 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Diomede Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Henry Peake | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1832/10 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 151' 0" | Imperial Feet | 46.0248 | Length of Keel | 124' 7 ½" | Imperial Feet | 37.9857 | Breadth | 41' 0" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 17' 8" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 1,114 31⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1802/03/20 | Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1791/07/14 | 350 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1811/11 | 1812/04 | Commodore | George Cockburn | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803/03 | 1803/04 | Captain | Hugh Downman | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/04 | 1806/06 | Captain | Thomas Gordon Caulfield | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/06 | 1807/10 | Captain | BWAS-1793 | |
| 1807/10 | 1809 | Captain | James Haldane Tait | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/01 | 1812/06 | Captain | William Hanwell | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/06 | 1812/10 | Captain | Robert Barrie | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/10 | 1815/07 | Captain | Francis Augustus Collier | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1812/01/06 | 1815/06/03 | Lieutenant | Lestock Francis Boileau | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803/06 | 1805 | Midshipman | William Bradley | NBD1849 |
| 1811/12 | 1815/05 | Midshipman | Frederick Bedwell | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1803/06/29 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809 | Returned home to pay off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/06 | Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/01 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/02 | Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/04/28 | Sailed with a convoy for the East Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/06 | In North America | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/09/02 | Sailed for the Leeward Islands | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | In the East Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/00 | In the East Indies | BWAS-1793 |
| 1815/07 | Laid up at Woolwich | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816 | Laid up at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817 | Re-classed as a 26 gun Sixth RateTroop Ship | |
| 1820 | Laid up at DeptfordLent to the Committee for Distressed Seamen in the Thames | BWAS-1793 |
| 1820/02 | Began fitting as an Hospital Ship at Deptford (Grove Street) | BWAS-1793 |
| 1820/07 | Completed fitting as an Hospital Ship at Deptford (Grove Street) | BWAS-1793 |
| 1831/12 | Returned to the RN | BWAS-1793 |
| 1832/10 | Sold at Woolwich? to Mr Beaston | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |