HMS Grecian (1838)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Grecian.

History
United Kingdom
NameGrecian
Ordered31 December 1835
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downJuly 1836
Launched24 April 1838
Completed19 September 1838
Commissioned10 December 1838
FateBroken up by 1 November 1865
General characteristics
Class and typeAcorn-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen484 40/94 bm
Length
  • 105 ft (32.0 m) (Gun deck)
  • 82 ft 7 in (25.2 m) (Keel)
Beam33 ft 7 in (10.2 m)
Draught11 ft 8 in (3.6 m)
Depth14 ft 10 in (4.5 m)
Complement110–130
Armament16 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Grecian was a sixteen-gun Acorn-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

Description

Grecian had a length at the gundeck of 105 feet (32.0 m) and 82 feet 7 inches (25.2 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 33 feet 7 inches (10.2 m), a draught of 11 feet 8 inches (3.6 m) and a depth of hold of 14 feet 10 inches (4.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 484 40⁄94 tons burthen.[1] Grecian was armed with sixteen 32-pounder carronades. The Acorn class had a crew of 110–30 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

Grecian, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 31 December 1835, laid down in July 1837 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 24 April 1838.[2] She was completed on 10 December 1838 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 19 September of that year.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 1131
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 128
  3. ^ Colledge, p. 147

References

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.