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HBMF Greyhound (1636)

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Greyhound, 12 Guns

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1635/01/16 B164
Launched 1636/03/28 B164
Shipyard Woolwich DY B028
Master Shipbuilder Phineus Pett B028
Rate Fifth Rate
Type Ship
Out Service 1656/06/14 B028
Fate Sunk in Action B028
Dimensions
B028   Type Metric
Length of Keel 60' 0" Imperial Feet 18.29
Breadth 20' 3" Imperial Feet 6.17
Depth in Hold 7' 8" Imperial Feet 2.34
Burthen 126 Tons BM
B164   Type Metric
Length of Keel 60' 0" Imperial Feet 18.29
Breadth 20' 3" Imperial Feet 6.17
Depth in Hold 7' 8" Imperial Feet 2.34
Burthen 126 Baker's Rule Tons
Burthen 13082/94 Tons BM
Armament
1636  
Gun Deck 12 All Guns
1643  
Gun Deck 18 All Guns
1646  
Gun Deck 12 All Guns
Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1636 60 B164
1643 50  
1644 58  
1646 50  
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1636 1636 Post Captain Robert Taylor B164
1637 1637 Post Captain Thomas Rabnet B164
1638 1643 Post Captain Abraham Wheeler B164
1645 1649 Post Captain John Coppin W015
1650 1650/04 Post Captain George Dakins B164
1650/04 1653 Post Captain Henry Southwood B164
1653 1653 Post Captain Thomas Bunn B164
1654 1655 Post Captain Robert Robinson B164
1655 1656 Post Captain Edmund Thompson B164
1656 1656/06/14 Post Captain John Wager B164
Service Record
Date Notes Source
1642 Part of the Summer and Winter Guards in the Channel B164
1642/08/27 The House of Lords ordered that the Greyhound be supplied with two cables of nine inches  
1644 Summer Guard  
1647 In the Downs B164
1649 Summer Guard  
1652/05/29 Present at the Battle of Dover  
1652/09/09 Left Yarmouth as part of Andrew Ball's squadron bound for the Sound  
1652/09/20 The squadron arrived off the Sound, but were refused passage by the Danish  
1652/09/27 The squadron left the Sound bound for England  
1652/09/28 Present at the Battle of Kentish Knock  
1652/10/14 The squadron arrived in Bridlington Bay  
1653 Off the coast of Scotland B164
1656/06/14 Blown up in action with four Spanish privateers off the Farne Islands, there were two survivors B164
Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
Summer Guard of 1642 John Pennington 1642/00/00 1642/00/00
Winter Guard of 1646 1646/00/00 1646/00/00
Winter Guard of 1647 Thomas Rainsborough 1647/00/00 1648/00/00
Summer Guard of 1650 1650/00/00 1650/00/00
British Baltic Fleet 1652 Andrew Ball 1652/09/09 1652/10/14
Actions & Battles
Date Source
1652/05/29 Battle of Dover
1652/09/28 Battle of Kentish Knock
Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered
Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
W015 English Parliamentary Journals Various

Last Updated :2009/05/20 at 08:43:09 by Cy

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