HMS Grecian (1838)

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

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	105 ft (32.0 m) (Gun deck) 82 ft 7 in (25.2 m) (Keel)
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

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. Winfield, p. 1131
2. 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.
• 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.