HMS Greyhound (1780)

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

The Greyhound Excise Cutter. Capt Wm Watson - on a wind, chasing[1]
History
Great Britain
NameGreyhound
Acquired23 June 1780 (by purchase)
RenamedHMS Viper (1781)
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp, "29 July Boat Service 1800"[2]
FateBroken up July 1848
General characteristics [3]
TypeCutter
Tons burthen148 (bm)
PropulsionSails
Sail planSchooner
Complement60
Armament
  • 1780: 12 × 4-pounder guns + 8 × 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns
  • 1800: 2 × 4-pounder bow chasers + 10 × 12-pounder carronades

HMS Greyhound was a cutter that the British Admiralty purchased in 1780 and renamed Viper in 1781. Viper captured several French privateers in the waters around Great Britain, and took part in a notable engagement. She was sold in October 1809.

  1. ^ "The Greyhound Excise Cutter. Capt Wm Watson - on a wind, chasing - National Maritime Museum".
  2. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 246.
  3. ^ Winfield (2008), p.353.