HMS Greyhound (1773)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Greyhound.

HMS Greyhound
History
Royal Navy Ensign (1707–1801)Great Britain
Ordered25 December 1770
BuilderHenry Adams, Bucklers Hard
Laid downFebruary 1771
Launched20 July 1773
Completed9 January 1776 at Portsmouth Dockyard
CommissionedOctober 1775
FateWrecked off Deal 9 June 1781
General characteristics
Class and typeModified Mermaid-class frigate
Tons burthen61783⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 124 ft 2 in (37.85 m) (gundeck)
  • 102 ft 8.875 in (31.31503 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft 7.5 in (10.249 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement200 officers and men
Armament
  • 28 guns comprising
  • Upper deck: 24 × 9 pdr (4.1 kg) guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 3 pdr (1.4 kg) guns
  • 12 swivel guns

HMS Greyhound was a modified Royal Navy Mermaid-class sixth-rate frigate. She was first commissioned in October 1775 under Captain Archibald Dickson.