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HMS Grafton
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Grafton
Ordered	22 October 1767
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	1 July 1768
Launched	26 September 1771
Honours and awards	Participated in: Battle of Grenada Battle of Martinique
Fate	Broken up, 1816
General characteristics
Class and type	Albion-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	165185⁄94 (bm)
Length	168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Depth of hold	18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Grafton was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Adam Hayes launched on 26 September 1771 at Deptford Dockyard. One of the largest ships in the navy she had a crew of 550 men.

Service history

May, 1778 under command of Capt. Andrew Wilkinson.

In 1779 she fought at the head of the British line at the Battle of Grenada, and in 1780 she was part of Rodney's fleet at the Battle of Martinique.

From 1792 Grafton was on harbour service, and she was broken up in 1816.

Notable Commanders

• Captain Thomas Collingwood briefly in 1779
• Captain William Affleck briefly in 1780
• Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland briefly in 1782
• Captain Stair Douglas briefly in 1782
• Sir John Hamilton 1782/3

Citations and notes

1. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 180.
2. "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to HMS Grafton (ship, 1771) at Wikimedia Commons

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