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

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Grampus

4517
Nominal Guns50BWAS-1714
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered9.12.1790BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down10.1792BWAS-1714
Named4.3.1802BWAS-1714
Launched20.3.1802BWAS-1714
First Commissioned3.1803BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
Ship ClassDiomede ClassBWAS-1714
Designed bySir John Henslow (1730-1815)BWAS-1714
ConstructorSir Henry Peake (1753-1825)BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line BWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold10.1832BWAS-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 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.1803 - 4.1803Captain Hugh Downman (1765-1858)BWAS-17934.1803 - 6.1806Captain Thomas Gordon CaulfieldBWAS-17936.1806 - 10.1807Captain Walter Bathurst (1764-1827)BWAS-179310.1807 - 1809Captain James Haldane Tait (1771-1845)BWAS-17931.1810 - 6.1812Captain William HanwellBWAS-17936.1812 - 10.1812Captain Robert Barrie (1774-1841)BWAS-179310.1812 - 7.1815Captain Francis Augustus Collier (1785-1849)BWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
11.1811 - 4.1812Commodore George Cockburn (1772-1853)BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
5.2.1810 - 23.10.1811First Lieutenant John Kains (1788-?)NBD18496.1.1812 - 3.6.1815Lieutenant Lestock Francis Boileau (1785-?)NBD1849

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
6.1803 - 1805Midshipman William BradleyNBD184912.1811 - 5.1815Midshipman Frederick 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 - Chatham BWAS-1793
1.1810RecommissionedBWAS-1793
2.1810Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham 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 - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1793
7.1820Completed fitting as an Hospital Ship at Grove Street Yard - Deptford - Barnards' Thames Yards BWAS-1793
12.1831Returned to the RNBWAS-1793
10.1832Sold at Woolwich? to Mr BeastonBWAS-1793

 
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