British cutter 'Greyhound' (1763)

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Greyhound
Nominal Guns	4	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Purchased	11.3.1763	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.1763	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Cutter	BWAS-1714
Sold	23.10.1780	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

4.1763Broadside 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
4.176328 BWAS-1714

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.7.1763 - 6.6.1766LieutenantBWAS-171423.6.1766 - 15.6.1769Lieutenant SuperannuatedBWAS-171415.6.1769 - 6.5.1771LieutenantBWAS-171412.7.1773 - 18.6.1776LieutenantBWAS-171418.6.1776 - 5.9.1780LieutenantBWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
4.3.1763Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
11.3.1763Purchased at Unknown at a cost of £343.0.0dBWAS-1714
4.1763Commissioned for the East Coast of Scotland at FifeBWAS-1714
1.6.1763Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £625.8.7dBWAS-1714
24.8.1764

At Leith Road.

ADM 106
12.1764Began refitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
4.1765Completed refitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £1001.6.11dBWAS-1714
6.5.1771

Paid off

ADM 33
9.1772Recommissioned for the ChannelBWAS-1714
1780At Burnham FlatsBWAS-1714
3.1.1780Ordered to be soldBWAS-1714
5.9.1780

Paid off

ADM 33
23.10.1780Sold at Sheerness for £200BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 106 Document

ADM 33 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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