HMS Greyhound (1702)

HMS Greyhound was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Ipswich and launched in 1702.[1] Her name is alternatively spelt Greyhond.[2]

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

History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Greyhound
Builder: Hubbard, Ipswich
Launched: 1702
Fate: Wrecked, 1711
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 494
Length: 114 ft (34.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 50 guns of various weights of shot

Greyhound served until 1711, when she was wrecked.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
  2. Ships of the Royal Navy : the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). Greenhill. p. 145. ISBN 1853675660.
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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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