HMS Calypso (1783)
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| Name: | HMS Calypso |
| Ordered: | 28 December 1781 |
| Builder: | Edward Graves, Deptford, London |
| Laid down: | May 1782 |
| Launched: | 27 September 1783 |
| Commissioned: | 1 December 1783 |
| Fate: | Sunk on 30 July 1803 |
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| Class and type: | Echo Class |
| Type: | Sloop-of-war |
| Tonnage: | 342 2⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam: | 27 ft 9 in (8.5 m) |
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| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 10 2⁄3 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan: | Brig-rigged |
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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 was sunk whilst acting as a convoy escort on 30 July 1803 after colliding with a West Indiaman merchant ship during a violent storm.
Calypso was built to the same technical drawings as the five other Echo-class ships: Echo, Rattler, Brisk, Nautilus, and Scorpion. The class was designed to be 16-gun ship sloops with quarterdecks and forecastles.
All use the same plans for frame, Inboard profile, Lines, Stern, and upper and lower decks
Calypso was first commissioned in September 1783 under Commander Ralph Dundas for service on the Irish and Scottish stations. She was then refitted at Plymouth and placed in ordinary in October 1785. She was paid off in October 1786.
Her second commission began in January 1787 under Commander William Mitchell. After fitting for Channel service she sailed for Jamaica on 16 April 1787, returning to home waters in 1790 and once more being placed in ordinary.
Calypso underwent a period of repair and was refitted at Portsmouth between July 1793 and March 1796. Her third commission began in January 1796 under Commander Andrew Smith, who took her to sea following her repair and refit to join Admiral Duncan's North Sea Fleet.
In January 1797 Commander Richard Worsley took command and operated Calypso as a convoy escort and cruiser. Commander C. Collis succeeded Worsley in November 1797. Collis continued operating in this role until April 1798 when Calypso returned to Portsmouth for refit.
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