British cutter 'Greyhound' (1763)

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Greyhound	4552
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	The Royal Navy
Purchased	1763/03/11	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	1763/04
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter
Sold	1780/10/23	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck52' 2"Imperial Feet15.875
Length of Keel38' 7 ½"Imperial Feet11.5951
Breadth18' 10"Imperial Feet5.4864
Depth in Hold7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Burthen72 ⁸²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1763/04Broadside Weight = 8 Imperial Pound ( 3.6282 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck4 British 3-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1763/0428 BWAS-1714

Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1763/04 - 1765LieutenantDavid BoogBWAS-17141766 - 1768LieutenantWilliam George FairfaxBWAS-17141769 - 1772/05LieutenantJames DickensonBWAS-17141772/09 - 1776LieutenantJohn BazelyBWAS-17141777 - 1780LieutenantStephen NorrisBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
1763/03/04Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1763/03/11Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £343.0.0dBWAS-1714
1763/04Commissioned for the East Coast of Scotland at FifeBWAS-1714
1763/06/01Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £625.8.7dBWAS-1714
1764/08/24

At Leith Road.

ref:565
1764/12Began refitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1714
1765/04Completed refitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £1001.6.11dBWAS-1714
1772/05Paid offBWAS-1714
1772/09Recommissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
1780At Burnham FlatsBWAS-1714
1780/01/03Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
1780/10/23Sold at Sheerness for £200BWAS-1714
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Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
BWAS-1714	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield	Book
ref:565	ADM 106 Navy Board Letters-In		Document

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