British Fifth Rate frigate 'Greyhound' (1783)

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Greyhound
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	22.10.1781	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	1.1782	BWAS-1714
Launched	11.12.1783	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.1794	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Mistley - Essex	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Amazon Class (1770)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	James BettsBritish Ship Builder Service 1778-1807	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	4.10.1808	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck126' 0"Imperial Feet38.4048
Length of Keel103' 11 ⅝"Imperial Feet31.4103
Breadth35' 1 ½"Imperial Feet10.6807
Depth in Hold12' 2"Imperial Feet3.683
Burthen682 ²⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.12.1783Broadside Weight = 228 Imperial Pound ( 103.398 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1770220Design Complement

10 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1790Captain ADM 6/24/88ADM 6/2421.5.1794 - 1796Captain ADM 6/25/43BWAS-17141796 - 1797CaptainBWAS-17141798 - 2.1798CaptainBWAS-17142.1798 - 1799CaptainBWAS-17141799 - 1800CaptainBWAS-17141800CaptainBWAS-17147.1804 - 1807CaptainBWAS-17141807 - 11.1807CommanderBWAS-17141808 - 4.10.1808CaptainBWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.11.1790 - 1790First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/90ADM 6/2422.11.1790 - 1790Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/92ADM 6/249.12.1796 - 21.5.1797First LieutenantNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1805MidshipmanNBD1849

3 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
6.9.1794 - 7.3.1797Able SeamanADM 29/81.1798 - 2.17991st Class VolunteerNBD184912.12.1804 - 18061st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.12.1783building at Mistleythorne - Essex at a cost of £12541.0.6d
21.1.1784coppering and fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
2.1793Took the Privateer
6.1793repairs at Gravesend - Kent at a cost of £9082.0.0dBWAS-1714
3.1794Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
24.8.1794Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £4516.0.0dBWAS-1714
19.12.1796Took the Brig off Cap BarfleurBG
1797Took the Brig Five Leagues to the Westward of Beachy-HeadBG
1798On the Irish StationBWAS-1714
2.1798Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
7.1800At SheernessBWAS-1714
16.6.1802Paid offADM 51
4.1803Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
7.1804RecommissionedBWAS-1714
9.1804Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
18.1.1805Took the Lugger BG
25.4.1805Sailed for the East IndiesBWAS-1714
7.6.1806Took the Unrated in the East Indies
26.7.1806Action of 1806-07-26
26.7.1806Took the Frigate
4.10.1808Wecked on the coast of Luzon in the Philippines, one drownedBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 17th of January 2023 13:33

4.4.1803 Greyhound32 Captain William Hoste arrives at Woolwich from the Mediterranean, paid off and began fitting at Chatham Dockyard

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