HMS Griper (1804)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Griper.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Griper
Ordered9 January 1804
BuilderJosiah & Thomas Brindley, King's Lynn
Laid downApril 1804
Launched6 December 1804
FateWrecked 18 February 1807
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeArcher-class gunbrig
Tons burthen17940⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:80 ft 2 in (24.4 m)
  • Keel:65 ft 10+3⁄4 in (20.1 m)
Beam22 ft 7+1⁄2 in (6.9 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 5 in (2.9 m)
Armament2 chase guns + 10 × 18-pounder carronades

HMS Griper was a later Archer-class gunbrig launched in 1804 and wrecked in 1807.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 341.