| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Greyhound |
| Ordered | 6 December 1671 |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth |
| Launched | July 1672 |
| Commissioned | 17 July 1672 |
| Honours and awards | Barfleur 1692 |
| Fate | Sold 13 May 1698 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 16/14=gun, Sixth Rate |
| Tons burthen | 184 38/94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) for tonnage |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Armament |
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HMS Greyhound was built by Anthony Deane after his transfer to Portsmouth Dockyard (Harwich Dockyard was closed at the end of 1667) as the Master Shipwright. She was a state-of-the-art small frigate which may have served as a forerunner for the standard 20-gun Sixth Rates of the 1690s. She was a standard 16-gun vessel. Her name was chosen to reflect her fine lines as a trade protection vessel. She was commissioned in July 1672 for fisheries protection, transported troops to Tangiers in 1681 and spent most of her career in the Irish Sea, including operations around Londonderry, she patrolled the North Sea and Channel with her final service with the Fleet. She was sold in 1698.[1]
Greyhound was the third named vessel since it was used for a 45-gun ship launched at Deptford in 1545, rebuilt in 1558 then wrecked in 1563 off the Rye.[2]