HMS Grappler (1856)

HMS Grappler
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Grappler
Ordered4 October 1855
BuilderMoney Wigram & Sons, Blackwall, London
Laid down12 October 1855
Launched29 March 1856
Out of serviceSold into mercantile service on 6 January 1868
FateBurnt, 3 May 1883. Broken up 1884.
General characteristics
Class & typeAlbacore-class gunboat
Tons burthen232 68/94 bm
Length
  • 106 ft (32 m) (overall)
  • 93 ft 2.5 in (28.410 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draught6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Installed power
  • 60 nhp
  • 211 ihp
Propulsion
  • 1 set horizontal single expansion, direct-acting engine
  • 3 cylindrical boilers
  • Single screw
Speed7.5 knots (14 km/h) under engines
Complement36-40
Armament

HMS Grappler was an Albacore-class gunboat of the Royal Navy. She served on what is now the British Columbia Coast from 1859 until sold into commercial service in 1868. She sank with significant loss of life as result of a fire in 1883.

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