British sloop 'Grasshopper' (1776)

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Grasshopper ➡ 1779 Basilisk

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased29.12.1776BWAS-1714
First Commissioned29.1.1777BWAS-1714
ShipyardNew York - New York BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold4.1783BWAS-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
William TruscottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1797
Transfered ADM 6/21/252BWAS-171415.1.1778 - 26.3.1779Commander
Robert Boyle NicholasBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1772-1780
Transfered ADM 6/21/422
Issued by
James YoungBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1778
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 11.6.1778ADM 6/212.9.1779 - 24.7.1781Commander
Arthur PhillipBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1761-1814
ADM 6/22/23ADM 6/2224.7.1781 - 3.3.1783Lieutenant
James GodwinBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1783
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
 
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