HMS Greyhound(1763) was a 15-gun cutter purchased in 1763, hulked in 1776, and sold 1780
HMS Greyhound(1773) was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1773 and wrecked 1780
HMS Greyhound(1780) was a 14-gun cutter purchased in 1780, renamed Viper in 1781, and sold in October 1809
HMS Greyhound(1783) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched 1783 and wrecked 1808. Because Greyhound served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal, which the Admiralty authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants.[1][a]
HMS Euphrates(1813) was laid down as Greyhound, but renamed before launching
HMS Greyhound(1859) was a Greyhound-classsloop launched in 1859, reduced to harbour service in 1869, and sold 1906
HMS Greyhound was to be a G-class destroyer, ordered in 1944 but cancelled in December 1945
See alsoEdit
At least one revenue cutter Greyhound
The armed cutter Greyhound of 12 guns, hired from 10 August 1798 to 13 February 1799
English ship Flying Greyhound(1665), a 24-gun ship captured in 1665 and sold in 1667.
NotesEdit
^A first-class share of the prize money awarded in April 1823 was worth £34 2s 4d; a fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth 3s 11½d. The amount was small as the total had to be shared between 79 vessels and the entire army contingent.[2]
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN978-1861762467.
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September 02, 2023
greyhound, contents, also, notes, citations, references, sixteen, different, ships, british, royal, navy, have, been, named, after, greyhound, breed, notable, speed, english, ship, greyhound, 1545, ship, built, 1545, rebuilt, 1558, wrecked, 1563, greyhound, sh. Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 Citations 4 References Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound after the greyhound a breed of dog notable for its speed English ship Greyhound 1545 was a 45 gun ship built in 1545 rebuilt 1558 and wrecked 1563 Greyhound was a ship in service in 1585 English ship Greyhound 1636 was a 12 gun ship launched in 1636 and blown up 1656 in action with the Spanish English ship Greyhound 1657 was a 20 gun ship captured from the Royalists in 1657 and used as a fire ship in 1666 English ship Greyhound 1672 was a 16 gun sixth rate in service from 1672 to 1698 HMS Greyhound 1694 was a 6 gun bomb vessel purchased in 1694 and sold 1698 HMS Greyhound 1702 was a 42 gun fifth rate launched at Ipswich in 1702 and wrecked off Teignmouth or Tynemouth August 1711 HMS Greyhound 1712 was a 20 gun sixth rate launched in 1712 and captured by the Spanish in 1718 HMS Greyhound 1719 was a 20 gun sixth rate launched in 1719 in Spanish hands in April 1722 and broken up 1741 HMS Greyhound 1741 was a 20 gun sixth rate in service from 1741 to 1768 HMS Greyhound 1763 was a 15 gun cutter purchased in 1763 hulked in 1776 and sold 1780 HMS Greyhound 1773 was a 28 gun sixth rate launched in 1773 and wrecked 1780 HMS Greyhound 1780 was a 14 gun cutter purchased in 1780 renamed Viper in 1781 and sold in October 1809 HMS Greyhound 1783 was a 32 gun fifth rate launched 1783 and wrecked 1808 Because Greyhound served in the navy s Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September her officers and crew qualified for the clasp Egypt to the Naval General Service Medal which the Admiralty authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants 1 a HMS Euphrates 1813 was laid down as Greyhound but renamed before launching HMS Greyhound 1859 was a Greyhound class sloop launched in 1859 reduced to harbour service in 1869 and sold 1906 HMS Greyhound 1900 was a Greyhound class destroyer in service from 1900 to 1919 HMS Greyhound H05 was a G class destroyer launched in 1935 and sunk by German dive bombers in 1941 HMS Greyhound was to be a G class destroyer ordered in 1944 but cancelled in December 1945See also EditAt least one revenue cutter Greyhound The armed cutter Greyhound of 12 guns hired from 10 August 1798 to 13 February 1799 English ship Flying Greyhound 1665 a 24 gun ship captured in 1665 and sold in 1667 Notes Edit A first class share of the prize money awarded in April 1823 was worth 34 2s 4d a fifth class share that of a seaman was worth 3s 11 d The amount was small as the total had to be shared between 79 vessels and the entire army contingent 2 Citations Edit No 21077 The London Gazette 15 March 1850 pp 791 792 No 17915 The London Gazette 3 April 1823 p 633 References EditColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Winfield Rif 2008 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 1817 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth ISBN 978 1861762467 nbsp nbsp This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names If an internal link for a specific ship led you here you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article if one exists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Greyhound amp oldid 1166153825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
