| Grasshopper | 4530 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 16 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1805/10/31 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1806/04 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1806/09/29 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Hythe | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Cruizer Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Mark Richards | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Unrated | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Brig-Sloop | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1811/12/25 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Becomes | Dutch unrated ship 'Irene' (1811) | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 100' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 77' 2 ⅝" | Imperial Feet | 23.5363 | Breadth | 30' 6 ½" | Imperial Feet | 9.3091 | Depth in Hold | 13' 1" | Imperial Feet | 3.9878 | Draught Forward | 6' 6" | Imperial Feet | 1.9812 | Draught Aft | 10' 6" | Imperial Feet | 3.2004 | Burthen | 383 12⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1806/09/29 | Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Gun Deck | 16 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Bow Chaser | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1797 | 121 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/11 | 1808/04/25 | Commander | Thomas Searle | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/05/02 | 1811/12/25 | Commander | Henry Fanshawe | BWAS-1793 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1806/10/02 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/12/15 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/02/01 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/11/06 | Boats with those of the Renommee 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 |
| 1807/12/11 | Took the Unrated Brig San Josef off Cape Palos | |
| 1808/04/04 | Present at the Action off Rota | |
| 1810/06/22 | Sailed wth a convoy for Quebec | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811 | In the North Sea | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/12/25 | Surrendered to the Batavian Government off Texel | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| TRN5 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol V | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |