British bomb vessel 'Greyhound' (1694)

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Greyhound
Nominal Guns	6	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	3.1693/94	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	B028
Sold	3.5.1698	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel51' 0"Imperial Feet15.5448
Breadth18' 8"Imperial Feet5.5118
Depth in Hold9' 11"Imperial Feet2.7686
Burthen94 ⁴⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1694Broadside Weight = 9 Imperial Pound ( 4.0815 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck6 British Minions
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
169420 BWAS-1603

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1693/94 - 15.4.1695Commander Transfered ADM 6/3/72BWAS-160316.4.1695 - 28.2.1695/96Commander Transfered ADM 6/3/50ADM 6/3

5 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1695 - 6.5.1695Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/54ADM 6/34.1.1694/95 - 28.2.1695/96Gunner Transfered ADM 6/3/26ADM 6/311.1.1694/95 - 1695Cook ADM 6/3/29ADM 6/313.5.1695 - 20.11.1695Boatswain Transfered ADM 6/3/56ADM 6/31698 - 3.5.1698Cook ADM 6/6/14ADM 6/6

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Commissioned for Berkeley's squadronBWAS-1603
3.1693/94Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £800.0.0dBWAS-1603
3.1693/94Began rebuilding at UnknownBWAS-1603
4.1694Completed rebuilding at a cost of £414.2.3dBWAS-1603
4.1694fitting at Unknown at a cost of £198.18.4dBWAS-1603
3.5.1698Sold for £93BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 6/6 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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