HMS Greyhound (1773)

HMS *Greyhound*
History
Great Britain
Ordered	25 December 1770
Builder	Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard
Laid down	February 1771
Launched	20 July 1773
Completed	9 January 1776 at Portsmouth Dockyard
Commissioned	October 1775
Fate	Wrecked off Deal 9 June 1781
General characteristics
Class and type	Modified Mermaid-class frigate
Tons burthen	61783⁄94 (bm)
Length	124 ft 2 in (37.85 m) (gundeck); 102 ft 8.875 in (31.31503 m) (keel);
Beam	33 ft 7.5 in (10.249 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	200 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.

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