Golden Grove (1782 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Golden Grove (ship).

History
Great Britain
Name
  • 1780–1782: Russian Merchant
  • 1782–1811: Golden Grove
NamesakeGolden Grove, Carmarthenshire
OwnerLeighton & Co., London[2]
Port of registryWhitby[1]
Launched1780
RenamedGolden Grove (1782)
FateUnknown, disappeared from records after 1811
General characteristics [3]
TypeStore ship
Tons burthen321, or 331, or 333,[4] or 400[5] (bm)
Length94 ft (29 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 1781:7 × 6-pounder guns + 3 × 12-pounder carronades[5]
  • 1783:2 × 9-pounder + 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • 1796–97:2 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 12-pounder carronades

Golden Grove was built at Whitby in 1780 as Russian Merchant, and was renamed Golden Grove in 1782. She served as a storeship for the First Fleet to Australia. Thereafter she sailed to the Mediterranean and the Baltic. In 1805 a privateer captured her, but the Royal Navy recaptured her. She is last listed in 1811–1813.

  1. ^ "Picture of the Golden Grove". home.vicnet.net.au. 1996. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 117.
  3. ^ "Golden Grove 1788". historyaustralia.org.au. 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1805 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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