HMS Greyhound (1741)

HMS Greyhound was a 20-gun sixth-rate ship of the Royal Navy, built in 1740-41 according to the 1733 modifications of the 1719 Establishment, and in service in the West Indies, the Americas and the Caribbean. After extensive service including the single-handed capture of two other ships of equivalent size and armament,[1] Greyhound was driven ashore in the River Thames at Erith, Kent in January 1768.[2] She was consequently declared unseaworthy and sold out of service three months later.[1]

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Greyhound
Ordered5 December 1740
BuilderThomas Snelgrove, Limehouse
Laid down26 January 1741
Launched19 September 1741
Completed10 November 1741
CommissionedSeptember 1741
DecommissionedJanuary 1768
Out of service5 April 1768
FateSold out of service, April 1768
General characteristics
Class and type24-gun sixth-rate
Tons burthen450 55/94 bm
Length
  • 108 ft 1 in (32.9 m) (overall)
  • 88 ft 3 in (26.9 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft 0 in (9.4 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 2 in (3.1 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planship-rigged
Complement140 (160 from 1745)
Armament
  • 20 × 9pdrs (upper deck)
  • 2 × 9pdrs (lower deck)
  • 2 × 3 pdrs (quarterdeck)

References
  1. Winfield 2007, p. 253
  2. "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3338). 15 January 1768.

Bibliography
  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.
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