HMS Grecian (1838)
HMS Grecian was a sixteen-gun Acorn-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Grecian |
| Ordered: | 31 December 1835 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down: | July 1836 |
| Launched: | 24 April 1838 |
| Completed: | 19 September 1838 |
| Commissioned: | 10 December 1838 |
| Fate: | Broken up by 1 November 1865 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Acorn-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 484 40/94 bm |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 33 ft 7 in (10.2 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft 8 in (3.6 m) |
| Depth: | 14 ft 10 in (4.5 m) |
| Complement: | 110–130 |
| Armament: | 16 × 32-pdr carronades |
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
- Winfield, p. 1131
- Winfield & Lyon, p. 128
- 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.
- 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.