HMS Griper was a later Archer-class gunbrig launched in 1804 and wrecked in 1807.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Griper |
| Ordered | 9 January 1804 |
| Builder | Josiah & Thomas Brindley, King's Lynn |
| Laid down | April 1804 |
| Launched | 6 December 1804 |
| Fate | Wrecked 18 February 1807 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Archer-class gunbrig |
| Tons burthen | 17940⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 22 ft 7+1⁄2 in (6.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 5 in (2.9 m) |
| Armament | 2 chase guns + 10 × 18-pounder carronades |
Career edit
Lieutenant Edward Morris commissioned Griper in October 1804.
Griper was among the many vessels of the Boulogne squadron that shared in the proceeds of the capture off Cap Gris Nez on 24 April 1805 of a number of Dutch schuyts, most of them armed and carrying soldiers as well as their crews.[2]
Griper was among the vessels that shared in the proceeds of Frederick, captured on 2 August 1805.[3]
Griper was among the vessels that shared in the proceeds of the capture on 22 August of Susannah Margaretha.[4][a]
Griper shared with Active, Earnest, Carrier, Mariner, and Minx in the proceeds from the recapture of Francis, Tucker, master, and Betsey on 14 and 15 September.[6]
Griper, Cruizer, Minx, Mariner, and Earnest were all part of the Boulogne squadron and so all shared in the proceeds of the recapture on 29 September 1805 of Rover, of Newcastle, Hillary, master.[b][c]
The next day Gripper recaptured Commerce, Wallace, master.[9]
On 24 April 1806 Griper captured Emanuel, Ole Ambriarusen, master.[10]
In November Lloyd's List reported that Griper had detained and sent into Yarmouth Jonge Berta, Pedersen, master, which had been sailing from Hamburg to Caen.
Fate edit
A storm on 18 February 1807 drove Griper, Lieutenant Morris, commander, on shore on the French coast near Ostend. She was wrecked and there were no survivors.[11]
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 341.
- ^ "No. 15944". The London Gazette. 9 August 1806. p. 1053.
- ^ "No. 16053". The London Gazette. 4 August 1807. p. 1034.
- ^ "No. 16012". The London Gazette. 21 March 1807. p. 366.
- ^ "No. 15999". The London Gazette. 10 February 1807. p. 179.
- ^ "No. 15877". The London Gazette. 31 December 1805. p. 7.
- ^ "No. 15950". The London Gazette. 30 August 1806. pp. 1141–1142.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4259. 4 October 1805. hdl:2027/mdp.39015005721496.
- ^ "No. 15983". The London Gazette. 13 December 1806. p. 1616.
- ^ "No. 16128". The London Gazette. 15 March 1808. p. 392.
- ^ Hepper (1994), p. 117.
References edit
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.