HMS Galgo (1799)

History
Spain
Name	Galgo Inglés
Namesake	The English greyhound
Acquired	5 May 1797 by capture
Captured	15 November 1799
Great Britain
Name	HMS Galgo
Acquired	15 November 1799 by capture
Fate	Foundered 9 October 1800
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Corvette or brig-sloop
Tons burthen	395 bm (398 by calc.)[1]
Length	Overall: 99 ft (30.2 m) Keel: 89 ft 3 in (27.2 m)
Beam	29 ft (8.8 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 0 in (4.0 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	Spanish service: 110 men British service:121 men
Armament	16 guns

HMS Galgo was a Jamaican privateer that the Spanish Navy captured in 1797 and named Galgo Inglés (English greyhound), and that the British captured in November 1799. In her brief career she detained, took, or destroyed a number of small prizes before October 1800, when she foundered, with the loss of most of her crew and passengers.