British schooner 'Grecian' (1814)

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Grecian
Nominal Guns	10	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer schooner 'Grecian' (1813) (4) 1813-1814 American 4 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	2.5.1814	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Baltimore - Maryland	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Thomas KempAmerican Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Sold	18.4.1822	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck95' 1"Imperial Feet28.9611
Length of Keel74' 3"Imperial Feet22.5743
Breadth23' 10"Imperial Feet7.0104
Depth in Hold10' 5"Imperial Feet3.175
Burthen224 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

10.1815Broadside Weight = 78 Imperial Pound ( 35.373 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck8 British 18-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.181550 BWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.1815 - 1817LieutenantBWAS-17938.1818 - 1821LieutenantBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.10.1815 - 30.9.1818Masterref:1871

Service History

DateEventSource
18.8.1815Began making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.11.1815Purchased for the NavyBWAS-1793
21.12.1815Completed making good defects at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1821Paid offBWAS-1793
18.4.1822Sold at Portsmouth for Joshua Crystall for £510BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1871 Archive

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