History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Greyhound
BuilderWilliam Hubbard, Ipswich
Launched1702
FateWrecked off Tynemouth, 26 August 1711[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen494
Length114 ft (34.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Greyhound was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Ipswich and launched in 1702.[2] Her name is alternatively spelt Greyhond.[3]

Greyhound served until 1711, when she was wrecked.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Moffat, Hugh (2002). Ships and shipyards of Ipswich 1700-1970. Holbrook: Malthouse Press. ISBN 0953968006.
  2. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
  3. ↑ Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). Greenhill. 2003. p. 145. ISBN 1853675660.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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