HMS Grenville (1763)

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

Great Britain
NameGrenville
BuilderUnknown, Massachusetts Bay
Laid down1754
Launched1754 as American merchant vessel Sally
Acquired7 August 1763
Commissioned1764
DecommissionedMarch 1775
In service1764-1775
FateBroken up at Deptford Dockyard, March 1775
General characteristics
Class & type12-gun schooner, later brig
Tons burthen6776⁄94 bm
Length
  • 54 ft 11 in (16.7 m) (gundeck)
  • 43 ft 1 in (13.1 m) (keel)
Beam17 ft 2.5 in (5.2 m)
Depth of hold7 ft 4 in (2.2 m)
Sail planschooner, re-rigged as brig
Complement20
Armament

HMS Grenville, was a 12-gun schooner, and later brig, of the Royal Navy which saw service as a survey vessel under the command of James Cook from 1764–1773, and as a troop transport from 1773–1774.

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