Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed.
was a 45-gun ship built in 1545, rebuilt 1558, and wrecked 1563 Greyhound was a ship in service in 1585 was a 12-gun ship launched in 1636 and blown up 1656 in action with the Spanish was a 20-gun ship captured from the Royalists in 1657 and used as a fire ship in 1666 was a 16-gun sixth rate in service from 1672 to 1698 was a 6-gun bomb vessel purchased in 1694 and sold 1698 was a 42-gun fifth rate launched at Ipswich in 1703 and wrecked off Teignmouth (or Tynemouth?) August 1711 was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1712 and captured by the Spanish in 1718 was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1719, in Spanish hands from April 1722 for a short period, and broken up 1741 was a 20-gun sixth rate in service from 1741 to 1768 was a 15-gun cutter purchased in 1763, hulked in 1776, and sold 1780 was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1773 and wrecked 1780 was a 14-gun cutter purchased in 1780, renamed Viper in 1781, and sold in October 1809 was a 32-gun fifth rate launched 1783 and wrecked 1808. Because Greyhound served in the navy's Egyptian campaign between 8 March 1801 and 2 September, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal, which the Admiralty authorised in 1850 for all surviving claimants. was laid down as Greyhound, but renamed before launching was a sloop launched in 1859, reduced to harbour service in 1869, and sold 1906 was a in service from 1900 to 1919 was a G-class destroyer launched in 1935 and sunk by German dive bombers in 1941 HMS Greyhound was to be a G-class destroyer, ordered in 1944 but cancelled in December 1945
See also At least one revenue cutter Greyhound The armed cutter Greyhound of 12 guns, hired from 10 August 1798 to 13 February 1799 , a 24-gun ship captured in 1665 and sold in 1667.
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