British Sixth Rate ship 'Greyhound' (1741)

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Greyhound

4551
Nominal Guns20B028
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered5.12.1740BWAS-1603
Keel Laid Down26.1.1741BWAS-1603
Launched19.9.1741B028
How acquiredPurpose builtB028
ShipyardLimehouse - London B028
Ship Class1733 Establishment 20-Gunner (1733)B028
Designed by
The SurveyorsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1739-1806
B028
Constructor
Thomas SnelgroveBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1740-1745
BWAS-1603
CategorySixth RateB028
Ship TypeShipB028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Sold5.4.1768BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck106' 0"Imperial Feet32.3088 
Length of Keel87' 0"Imperial Feet26.5176 
Breadth30' 6"Imperial Feet9.2964 
Depth in Hold9' 5"Imperial Feet2.8702 
Burthen430 46⁄94Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck108' 1"Imperial Feet32.9216 
Length of Keel88' 3 ⅜"Imperial Feet26.8319 
Breadth30' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet9.1631 
Depth in Hold10' 1 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607 
Burthen450 64⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


9.1741Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1603
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

19.9.1741Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder

1745Broadside Weight = 102 Imperial Pound ( 46.257 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1733140Design Complement

15 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
16.9.1741 - 9.2.1741/42Captain
Rupert WaringBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1705-1743
Transfered ADM 6/16/457ADM 6/1510.2.1741/42 - 17.4.1742Captain
Francis ParryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1727-1739
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/16/12BWAS-160310.5.1742 - 24.6.1743Captain
Philip CarteretBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1748
ADM 6/16/53BWAS-160325.6.1743 - 14.10.1744Captain
William BoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1717-1774
ADM 6/16/194BWAS-160311.12.1744 - 8.2.1744/45Captain
Augustus KeppelBritish
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1743-1783
ADM 6/16/401ADM 6/169.2.1744/45 - 30.6.1745Captain
Peter DenisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1732-1778
Transfered ADM 6/16/438BWAS-160312.4.1745 - 2.2.1745/46Captain
Hugh BonfoyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1762
Transfered ADM 6/16/463ADM 6/1612.11.1745 - 9.7.1747Captain
Thomas NoelBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1756
Transfered ADM 6/17/19BWAS-16039.7.1747 - 30.9.1751Captain
Robert RoddamBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1805
ADM 6/17/242BWAS-160324.6.1755 - 17.1.1757Captain
Nicholas VincentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1805
Transfered ADM 6/18/176BWAS-160317.1.1757 - 31.3.1758Captain
Thomas HarrisonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1766
Transfered ADM 6/18/345BWAS-160320.4.1758 - 12.11.1759Captain
James LogieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1766
ADM 6/18/503BWAS-160312.11.1759 - 21.10.1762Captain
Thomas FrancisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1759
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/19/111BWAS-160322.10.1762 - 17.3.1763Captain
Patrick DrummondBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1776
ADM 6/19/467
Issued by
George Brydges RodneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 3.3.1763BWAS-160311.7.1765 - 2.2.1768Captain
Francis GrantBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1776
ADM 6/20/81ADM 6/20

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
18.5.1748 - 30.9.1751Lieutenant
John HowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1756
ADM 3/17/357ADM 6/17

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
19.1.1756 - 9.11.1758Master
John Fhoedra ChubbBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1781
ADM 107/5/67ADM 107/510.6.1758 - 4.10.1758Master
James BoydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1763
ADM 107/5/56ADM 107/5

Service History


DateEventSource
19.9.1741building at Limehouse - London at a cost of £3717.7.6dBWAS-1714
19.9.1741Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
10.11.1741Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3176.5.10dBWAS-1714
1742Off LisbonBWAS-1714
23.5.1743Took the Privateer
Nuestra Señora de Misericordia 1743-1743
Spanish Privateer Unknown
off Lisbon
1744Off the African coastBWAS-1714
11.1744Wooden sheathing reported as badly worm-eatenBWAS-1714
4.1745Began small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
11.1745Completed small repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1566.12.2dBWAS-1714
1.5.1746Action of 1746-05-01
1749At New YorkBWAS-1714
1750At New YorkBWAS-1714
1751At New YorkBWAS-1714
30.9.1751

Paid off

ADM 33
12.3.1755SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.1755Began fitting at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
6.1755RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1755Completed fitting at Deptford - London at a cost of £2437.14.9dBWAS-1714
1756Off the south coast of IrelandBWAS-1714
1.5.1758Sailed with a convoy for GibraltarBWAS-1714
12.1761Sailed to the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
17.3.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
4.4.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
7.1763RecommissionedBWAS-1714
15.10.1763Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1765Sheathed at AntiguaBWAS-1714
1767Sheathed at AntiguaBWAS-1714
2.1768SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.2.1768

Paid off

ADM 51
17.2.1768Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
5.4.1768Sold for £220BWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
9.1754-16.9.1754Convoy for the King from Holland
Lord George Anson (1st Baron Anson)British
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Service 1711-1761
 
 
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