HMS Griffin (1758)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name: | HMS Griffin |
| Ordered: | 6 May 1757 |
| Builder: | Moody Janverin, Bursledon |
| Laid down: | June 1757 |
| Launched: | 18 October 1758 |
| Completed: | 13 March 1759 at Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Commissioned: | October 1758 |
| Fate: | Wrecked off Barbuda, 27 October 1761 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 598 52⁄94 bm |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 33 ft 11.5 in (10.4 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
| Armament: |
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HMS Griffin was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.
Construction
Griffin was an oak-built 28-gun sixth-rate, one of 18 vessels forming part of the Coventry-class of frigates. As with others in her class she was loosely modeled on the design and dimensions of HMS Tartar, launched in 1756 and responsible for capturing five French privateers in her first twelve months at sea.[1] Admiralty contracts for Griffin's construction were issued to commercial shipwright Moody Janverin of Bursledon on 16 May 1757, with a stipulation that work be completed within twelve months. Her keel was laid down in June 1757 but work proceeded slowly and the vessel was not launched until 18 October 1758. On 26 October she was sailed to the Royal Navy dockyard at Portsmouth where she was armed and supplied for service at sea.[2]
As built, Griffin was 118 ft 4.5 in (36.1 m) long with a 97 ft 7 in (29.7 m) keel, a beam of 33 ft 11 in (10.34 m), and measuring 598 52⁄94 tonnes burthen. Her armament comprised 24 nine-pounder cannons located along her gun deck, supported by four three-pounder cannons on the quarterdeck and twelve 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns ranged along her sides. Her crewing complement was 200 officers and men.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Gardner, Robert (1992). The First Frigates: Nine-Pounder and Twelve-Pounder Frigates, 1748-1815. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0851776019.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.