HMS Grasshopper (1806)

Grasshopper
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Grasshopper
Ordered	30 August and 31 October 1805
Builder	Richards (Brothers) & (John) Davidson, Hythe
Laid down	April 1806
Launched	29 September 1806
Commissioned	November 1806
Honours and awards	Naval General Service Medal with clasps: "Off Rota 4 April 1808"[1] "Grasshopper 24 April 1808"[1]
Captured	25 December 1811
Netherlands, as part of France
Name	Grasshopper
Acquired	December 1811 by capture
Renamed	Irene
Fate	Transferred to France December 1812
France
Acquired	Transferred from annexed Netherlands
Renamed	Irene on transfer
Captured	December 1813
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Acquired	December 1813 by capture
Renamed	HNLMS Irene (Dutch: Zr.Ms. Irene)
Fate	Broken up 1822
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	383 12⁄94 (bm)
Length	100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) (overall) 77 ft 2+5⁄8 in (23.5 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 6+1⁄2 in (9.3 m)
Draught	6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) (unladen) 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) (laden)
Depth of hold	13 ft 12 in (4.3 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Grasshopper was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806, captured several vessels, and took part in two notable actions before the Dutch captured her in 1811. She then served The Netherlands navy until she was broken up in 1822.