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| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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]