HMS Tremendous was a 74-gun third rateship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 October 1784 at Deptford. Throughout May 1794 Tremendous, whilst under the command of Captain James Pigott, participated in the campaign which culminated in the Battle of the Glorious First of June. Pigott had kept his ship too far to windward of the enemy to make best use of his guns in the battle; Tremendouss captain was one of several denied medals afterwards. While operating in the Indian Ocean, on 25 April 1799 Tremendous,, and recaptured as she lay at anchor under the guns of the battery at Connonies-Point, Île de France. The French frigate had captured Chance, which was carrying a cargo of rice, in Balasore Roads. The squadron also recaptured another ship that a French privateer had captured in the Bay of Bengal. Lastly, after the French had driven the American ship Pacific onshore at River Noir,,, and Tremendous came on the scene and sent in their boats, which removed much of Pacifics cargo of bale goods and sugar. The British then set Pacific on fire. On 11 December 1799, she destroyed the Preneuse at the Battle of Port Louis. On 21 April 1806, she fought the inconclusive Action of 21 April 1806 against Canonnière On 13 May she was present at the surrender of Naples during the Neapolitan War. A British squadron, consisting ofTremendous, the frigate Alcmene, the sloop, and the brig-sloop blockaded the port and destroyed all the gunboats there. Parliament voted a grant of £150,000 to the officers and men of the squadron for the property captured at the time, with the money being paid in May 1819. Early in September 1811, Primus, carrying tar and hemp, Worksam, in ballast, Experiment, carrying iron, Columbus, carrying linseed, Neptunus, carrying timber, and Hector, carrying sundry goods, came into Yarmouth. They were prizes to Tremendous,,,,,. and.
Fate
In 1845 she was reduced to a 50-gun ship, and renamed HMS Grampus. Grampus became a powder hulk in 1856, and was eventually sold out of the service in 1897.
