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Name | HMS Greyhound |
Builder | William Hubbard, Ipswich |
Launched | 1702 |
Fate | Wrecked off Tynemouth, 26 August 1711 [1] |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 494 |
Length | 114 ft (34.7 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Greyhound was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Ipswich and launched in 1702. [2] Her name is alternatively spelt Greyhond. [3]
Greyhound served until 1711, when she was wrecked. [2]
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