British Fifth Rate ship 'Greyhound' (1703)

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Greyhound
Nominal Guns	42	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	4.7.1702	BWAS-1603
Acquired	3.1702/3	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	2.3.1703	B028
Shipyard	John's Ness - Ipswich	ref:1362
Ship Class	Lark Group (1702)	B028
Constructor	William HubbardBritish Ship Builder	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Wrecked	26.8.1711	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck114' 3"Imperial Feet34.7526
Length of Keel95' 3"Imperial Feet28.9712
Breadth31' 3"Imperial Feet9.525
Depth in Hold12' 10 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen494 ⁷¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.7.1702190Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.3.1702/3 - 11.11.1704Captain† Discharged Dead ADM 6/7/97BWAS-171414.11.1704 - 12.1.1708/9Captain ADM 6/8/111ADM 6/814.1.1708/9 - 26.8.1711Captain ADM 6/10/25BWAS-1603

5 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.3.1702/3 - 18.12.1704Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/7/99ADM 6/720.11.1704 - 28.12.1704First Lieutenant ADM 6/8/111ADM 6/829.12.1704 - 25.12.1707Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/126ADM 6/831.10.1707 - 18.3.1708/9Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/9/98ADM 6/919.3.1708/9 - 26.8.1711Lieutenant ADM 6/10/46ADM 6/10

Service History

DateEventSource
2.3.1702/3Commissioned for convyos to IrelandBWAS-1603
14.11.1704Commissioned for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1603
1708In the ChannelBWAS-1603
14.1.1708/9Commissioned for the coast of ScotlandBWAS-1603
9.1709In the North SeaBWAS-1603
1711Stationed in the North SeaBWAS-1603
26.8.1711Wrecked on the bar at TynemouthBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/10 Archive

ADM 6/7 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 23' (1797) (12) 1797-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Furious"

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