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HMS Granado (1742)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Granado.
HMS Granado was launched at Harwich in 1742, during the War of the Austrian Succession as a sloop-of-war. During this war she captured a French privateer. During the Seven Years' War she served both as a sloop and as a bomb vessel, and participated in naval operations off the coast of France and in the West Indies. When the Navy sold her in 1763 she became the mercantile Prince Frederick. Around 1775 she became the whaler Prudence, sailing in the British northern whale fishery. Around 1781 she became a government transport and was wrecked on 20 May 1782 on the coast of India.
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Ordered | 14 September 1741 |
Builder | John Barnard, Harwich |
Laid down | 18 November 1741 |
Launched | 22 June 1742 |
Commissioned | July 1742 |
Out of service | Paid off, June 1763 |
Fate | Sold 1763 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 26892⁄94, or 300[2] (bm) |
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Beam | 26 ft 2 in (8.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 4 in (3.5 m) |
Sail plan | Sloop |
Complement | 60 |
Armament |
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Notes | Permanent hatches over the mortar beds |
History | |
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Name | Prince Frederick |
Acquired | 1763 by purchase |
Renamed | Prudence (circa 1775) |
Fate | Wrecked 20 May 1782 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 250, or 289, or 300[2] (bm) |
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