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Granado4527
Nominal Guns8BVG
NationalityGreat BritainBVG
OperatorThe Royal NavyBVG
Ordered1741/09/14BVG
Keel Laid Down1741/11/18BVG
Launched1742/06/22BVG
How acquiredPurpose builtBVG
ShipyardHarwich BVG
ConstructorJohn Barnard BVG
CategoryUnratedBVG
Ship TypeBomb Vessel BVG
Sold1763/08/30BVG

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 1"Imperial Feet27.7622
Length of Keel73' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet22.5107
Breadth26' 2"Imperial Feet7.9756
Depth in Hold11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429
Burthen269 9094Tons BM 

Armament

1742/07Broadside Weight = 23 Imperial Pound ( 10.4308 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12British 1/2-Pound Swivel
1756/09Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg) BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck1British 13\" Mortar
Gun Deck12British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1British 10\" Mortar
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1742/06/251742/11CommanderThomas ElliotBWAS-1714
1742/111743/01CommanderArthur UptonBWAS-1714
1743/011744/10/02CommanderWilliam ParryBWAS-1714
1744/10/131746CommanderWilliam ThomasBWAS-1714
1746/061746/08/20LieutenantJohn EvansBWAS-1714
1746/08/201747/08CommanderJohn EvansBWAS-1714
1747/081748CommanderCornelius SmeltBWAS-1714
1755/041756/08/20CommanderMatthew MooreBWAS-1714
1756/08/201757/08CommanderJohn FortescueBWAS-1714
1757/081758/01LieutenantRobert HathornBWAS-1714
1758/01/161760/02/18CommanderSamuel UvedaleBWAS-1714
1760/02/231761/02/23CommanderJohn BotterellBVG
1762/021762/03CommanderJames HawkerBWAS-1714
1762/03/271762/07/01CommanderStair DouglasBVG
1762/06/291763/06CommanderThomas FraserBWAS-1714
Commissioned Officers
FromToRankNameSource
1763/071763/08LieutenantPhilip PattonW031
Service History
DateEvent Source
1741/11/18Began building at Harwich BWAS-1714
1742/06/22Completed building at Harwich at a cost of £2870.5.0dBWAS-1714
1742/06/23Began fitting at Harwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1742/07Commissioned as a sloop for the Channel and North SeaBWAS-1714
1742/08Completed fitting at Harwich Dockyard at a cost of £1444.13.11dBWAS-1714
1744/04Sailed with a convoy to LisbonBWAS-1714
1745/05Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1745/09Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £1438.12.0dBWAS-1714
1748/12/10SurveyedBWAS-1714
1749/07Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1749/08Laid upBWAS-1714
1749/08Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £215.12.1dBWAS-1714
1755/02Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
1755/04Recommissioned as a sloopBWAS-1714
1755/06Completed fitting at a cost of £2331.2.8dBWAS-1714
1756/08Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
1756/09Re-classed as a 8 gun UnratedBomb Vessel  
1756/09Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £814.14.11dBWAS-1714
1757/06/07Sailed for North AmericaBWAS-1714
1758/11/12Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1759/01/16Present at the Attack on Martinique 
1759/01/20Present at the Capture of Guadeloupe 
1760/04Re-classed as a 10 gun UnratedSloop  
1760/04fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £1152.15.11dBWAS-1714
1761/07Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1761/09Re-classed as a 8 gun UnratedBomb Vessel  
1761/09Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £670.0.3dBWAS-1714
1761/10/30Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1762/01/07Present at the Operations against Martinique 
1762/04Sailed to JamaicaBWAS-1714
1762/06/06Present at the Operations against Havanna 
1763/06Paid offBWAS-1714
1763/07/06SurveyedBWAS-1714
1763/07/28Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
1763/08/30Sold for £575BWAS-1714

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BVG The Bomb Vessel Granado 1742 (Anatomy of the Ship)Peter GoodwinBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
W031 Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
 
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