British sloop 'Grasshopper' (1776)

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Grasshopper ➡ 1779 Basilisk	4528
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	29.12.1776	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	29.1.1777	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	New York - New York	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	4.1783	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512
Length of Keel88' 5"Imperial Feet26.8383
Breadth26' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet7.9439
Depth in Hold11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen276 ¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1.1777Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

9.1779Broadside Weight = 16 Imperial Pound ( 7.256 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.177790 BWAS-1714
9.177945 BWAS-1714

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
29.1.1777 - 15.1.1778Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/252BWAS-171415.1.1778 - 26.3.1779Commander Transfered ADM 6/21/422
Issued by , Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 11.6.1778ADM 6/212.9.1779 - 24.7.1781Commander ADM 6/22/23ADM 6/2224.7.1781 - 3.3.1783Lieutenant ADM 6/22/315BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1.1777Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
11.4.1777Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3720.8.6dBWAS-1714
16.5.1777Sailed for the Leeward Islands
11.1778Paid off
8.11.1778Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.1779Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £10.0.0dBWAS-1714
27.8.1779Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Fireship
27.8.1779Renamed BasiliskBWAS-1714
9.1779Recommissioned
9.1779Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1.1780Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £2412.6.3dBWAS-1714
7.1781Recommissioned as a slop ship for PlymouthBWAS-1714
7.1781Refitted as a Other Vessels Slop Ship
3.3.1783

Paid off

BWAS-1714
4.1783Sold at Plymouth for £1,000BWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
American London built in 1771

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/21 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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