British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Grampus' (1802)

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Grampus	4517
Nominal Guns	50	BWAS-1714
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.12.1790	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	10.1792	BWAS-1714
Named	4.3.1802	BWAS-1714
Launched	20.3.1802	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	3.1803
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Diomede Class
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Sir Henry Peake (1753-1825)	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	10.1832	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck151' 0"Imperial Feet46.0248
Length of Keel124' 7 ½"Imperial Feet37.8079
Breadth41' 0"Imperial Feet12.4968
Depth in Hold17' 8"Imperial Feet5.2106
Burthen1,114 ³¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

20.3.1802Broadside Weight = 414 Imperial Pound ( 187.749 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.7.1791350Design Complement

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1803 - 4.1803CaptainHugh Downman (1765-1858)BWAS-17934.1803 - 6.1806CaptainThomas Gordon CaulfieldBWAS-17936.1806 - 10.1807CaptainWalter Bathurst (1764-1827)BWAS-179310.1807 - 1809CaptainJames Haldane Tait (1771-1845)BWAS-17931.1810 - 6.1812CaptainWilliam HanwellBWAS-17936.1812 - 10.1812CaptainRobert Barrie (1774-1841)BWAS-179310.1812 - 7.1815CaptainFrancis Augustus Collier (1785-1849)BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.1811 - 4.1812CommodoreGeorge Cockburn (1772-1853)BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.2.1810 - 23.10.1811First LieutenantJohn Kains (1788-?)NBD18496.1.1812 - 3.6.1815LieutenantLestock Francis Boileau (1785-?)NBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1803 - 1805MidshipmanWilliam BradleyNBD184912.1811 - 5.1815MidshipmanFrederick BedwellNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
29.6.1803Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1809Returned home to pay offBWAS-1793
6.1809Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
1.1810RecommissionedBWAS-1793
2.1810Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard BWAS-1793
28.4.1810Sailed with a convoy for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
6.1812In North AmericaBWAS-1793
2.9.1812Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1793
1814In the East IndiesBWAS-1793
1815In the East IndiesBWAS-1793
7.1815Laid up at WoolwichBWAS-1793
1816Laid up at DeptfordBWAS-1793
1817Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Troop Ship
1820Laid up at DeptfordLent to the Committee for Distressed Seamen in the ThamesBWAS-1793
2.1820Began fitting as an Hospital Ship at Grove Street Yard BWAS-1793
7.1820Completed fitting as an Hospital Ship at Grove Street Yard BWAS-1793
12.1831Returned to the RNBWAS-1793
10.1832Sold at Woolwich? to Mr BeastonBWAS-1793

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

BWAS-1793Rif WinfieldBook

NBD1849O'BrienDigital Book

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