HMS Calypso (1783)

HMS Calypso was a Royal Navy Echo-class ship-sloop. She was built at Deptford between 1781 and 1783, launched on 27 September 1783 and first commissioned on 1 December 1783 for service off Northern Ireland and Scotland. She served in the North Sea, Atlantic, and the West Indies. Calypso sank whilst acting as a convoy escort on 30 July 1803 after colliding with a West Indiaman merchant ship during a violent storm.

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

HMS Calypso
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Calypso
Ordered28 December 1781
BuilderEdward Graves, Deptford, London
Laid downMay 1782
Launched27 September 1783
Commissioned1 December 1783
FateSunk in collision 30 July 1803
General characteristics
Class and typeEcho Class
TypeSloop-of-war
Tons burthen3422⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 101 ft 6 in (30.9 m)(gundeck)
  • 83 ft 7 in (25.5 m)(keel)
Beam27 ft 9 in (8.5 m)
Draught
  • 6 ft 9 in (2.1 m) (unladen);
  • 9 ft 9 in (3.0 m) (laden)
Depth of hold12 ft 10+2⁄3 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig-rigged
Complement
  • Originally:125
  • 1794 on:121
Armament
  • Upper Deck:16 × 6-pounder guns
  • QD:4 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Fc:2 × 12-pounder carronades
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