HMS Granado was a Serpent-class bomb vessel of the Royal Navy, one of ten such vessels commissioned in 1695 to support land assaults on continental ports. She saw active service in the Nine Years' War as part of the fleets commanded by Admirals Berkeley and Rooke. She was subsequently assigned to cruising duties in the Mediterranean.[1]

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Granado
Ordered9 January 1695
BuilderRobert & John Castle, Deptford Dockyard
Launched18 April 1695[1]
Commissioned1695
In service1695
Out of service21 January 1729
FateBroken up, Woolwich Dockyard, 1718
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeSerpent-class bomb vessel
Tons burthen1477594 (bm)
Length
  • 64 ft 5 in (19.6 m) (gundeck)
  • 50 ft 6 in (15.4 m) (keel)
Beam23 ft 5 in (7.1 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 0 in (3.0 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planKetch-rigged
Complement30
Armament
  • 4 × 2-pounder guns
  • 2 × 1212 in. mortars

In 1711 Granado accompanied her sister ship Basilisk on the British expedition along North America's St Lawrence River. In 1714 she returned to Woolwich for repairs, where she was decommissioned and placed in ordinary. She was broken up at Woolwich Dockyard on 9 May 1718.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d Winfield (2007), p. 339.

References

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  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.

Further reading

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  • McLaughlan, Ian (2014). The Sloop of War, 1650-1763. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321878.