HMS Grampus
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Ten vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grampus after two members of the dolphin family (Delphinidae): Grampus griseus, also known as Risso's Dolphin, and Orcinus orca, also known as the Killer Whale.
- The first Grampus was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1731. She foundered in the English Channel in 1742.
- The second Grampus was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1743. She served in the War of the Austrian Succession and was captured by the French in 1744 in the Bay of Biscay.
- The third Grampus was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1746. She was converted to a fire ship and renamed Strombolo in 1775.
- The fourth Grampus was originally the 70-gun third-rate ship of the line Buckingham launched in 1750, renamed and used as a storeship from 1777.
- The fifth Grampus was a 54-gun fourth-rate East Indiaman originally named Ceres, purchased in 1795 and wrecked in 1799.
- The sixth Grampus, launched in 1802, was a 50-gun ship of the line. She served in the Napoleonic Wars and was sold in 1832.
- The seventh Grampus was originally the 74-gun third-rate Tremendous launched in 1784, renamed in 1850 and reduced to 50 guns. She served as powder hulk from 1856 and was sold in 1897.
- The eighth Grampus, launched in 1910, was a Beagle-class destroyer originally named Nautilus when she was commissioned on March 30, 1910. She was renamed Grampus on December 16, 1913.
- The ninth Grampus (N56), launched in 1936, was the lead ship of her class of submarines. She served off China before moving to the Mediterranean Sea. She was sunk by Italian torpedo boats in 1940.
- The tenth Grampus (S04), launched in 1957, was a Porpoise-class submarine. She was sunk as a target in 1980.