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} |} HMS ''Grouper'' was a Royal Navy ''Ballahoo''-class schooner of four 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda, and she was launched in 1804.〔Winfield (2008), p.359.〕 ''Grouper'' was wrecked off Guadeloupe in 1811. This schooner was the only Royal Navy ship ever to use the name. ==Service== She was commissioned at Bermuda under Lieutenant Provo Hughes for the Leeward Islands. In 1807 her commander was Lieutenant Charles Chester Fitch.〔 On 8 June 1807 ''Grouper'' captured the schooner ''Sophia''. On 26 July 1807 His Majesty's schooners ''Grouper'' and captured the schooner ''Atlantic''. On 12 August 1809 she came under the command of Lieutenant James Atkins.〔 ''Grouper'' participated in the capture of Guadeloupe and its dependencies in February 1810 and was engaged in the protection of trade. In 1847 her surviving crew members would qualify for the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Guadaloupe". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Grouper (1804)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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