HMS Greyhound (1900)

	File:HMS Greyhound (1900) underway at Portland.jpg Greyhound underway at Portland in 1906
History
Name	HMS Greyhound
Ordered	1898 – 1899 Naval Estimates
Builder	R.W. Hawthorn Leslie & Co., Hebburn-on-Tyne
Cost	£61,066
Yard number	377
Laid down	18 July 1899
Launched	6 October 1900
Completed	January 1902
Out of service	November 1918
Honours and; awards	Belgian Coast 1915 - 1918
Fate	Sold for breaking, 10 June 1919
General characteristics
Class and type	Hawthorn Leslie three-funnel, 30 knot destroyer
Displacement	385 t (379 long tons) light; 430 t (423 long tons) full load;
Length	214 ft 6 in (65.38 m) o/a
Beam	21 ft 1 in (6.43 m)
Draught	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Installed power	6,300 shp (4,700 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Yarrow water tube boilers; 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines; 2 shafts;
Speed	30 kn (56 km/h)
Range	95 tons coal; 1,615 nmi (2,991 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h);
Complement	63 officers and men
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I L/40 naval gun on a P Mark I low angle mount; 5 × QF 6-pdr 8 cwt L/40 naval gun on a Mark I* low angle mount; 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes;
Service record
Operations:	World War I 1914 - 1918

HMS Greyhound was a Hawthorn Leslie three-funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1898 – 1899 Naval Estimates.

Construction

She was laid down as builder’s number 377 on 18 July 1899 at the R.W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company shipyard at Hebburn-on-Tyne and launched on 6 October 1900. During her builder’s trials she made her contract speed of 30 knots. She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in January 1902 at a total cost of £61,066.^[2]^[3]

Pre-War

Greyhound was assigned to the Channel Fleet on her commission. In May 1902 she was under the command of Commander Marcus Rowley Hill when she transferred her officers and crew to HMS Roebuck.^[4] She spent her operational career mainly in Home Waters operating with the Channel Fleet in the East Coast Flotilla.

On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyer classes were to be designated by letters starting with 'A'. Since her design speed was 30-knots and she had three funnels she was assigned to the C class. After 30 September 1913, she was known as a C-class destroyer and had the letter ‘C’ painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel.^[5]

World War I

July 1914 found her in the 6th Destroyer Flotilla tendered to HMS Attentive based at Dover. While employed in the 6th Flotilla she performed anti-submarine and counter mining patrols as well as Dover Barrage defensive patrols. From 22 August to 19 November 1915, along with Mermaid and Racehorse, she provided anti-submarine screen for several operations off the Belgian Coast. In November 1916 she was redeployed to the 7th Destroyer Flotilla on the Humber performing anti-submarine patrols and counter-mining operations off the East Coast of England until the Armistice. She was awarded the battle honour "Belgian Coast 1915 – 18".

Fate

By November 1918 she was paid off and placed in reserve awaiting disposal. She was sold on 10 June 1919 to Clarkeson of Whitby for breaking.^[1]

Pennant numbers

Pennant number^[6]	From	To
P01	6 Dec 1914	1 Sep 1915
D59	1 Sep 1915	1 Jan 1918
D44	1 Jan 1918	13 Sep 1918
H43	13 Sep 1918	10 Jun 1919

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lyon, The First Destroyers, p. 94
^ Jane, Fred T. (1969) [1898]. Jane’s All The Worlds Fighting Ships 1898. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1898, Reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. p. 84 to 85.
^ Jane, Fred T. (reprinted © 1990). Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I. Jane’s Publishing © 1919. pp. 76–77. ISBN 1 85170 378 0. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36761. London. 7 May 1902. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
^ Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships 1906 to 1922. Conway Maritime Press. 1985, Reprinted 1986, 1997, 2002, 2006. p. Page 17 to 19. ISBN 0 85177 245 5. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
^ ""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" class". Retrieved 1 Jun 2013.

Bibliography

Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
Lyon, David (2001) [1996]. The First Destroyers. Shipshape monographs. London: Caxton Editions. ISBN 1-84067-364-8.

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[Lyon_p94-1] Lyon, The First Destroyers, p. 94

[Jane-p84-85-2] Jane, Fred T. (1969) [1898]. Jane’s All The Worlds Fighting Ships 1898. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1898, Reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. p. 84 to 85.

[Jane-p76-3] Jane, Fred T. (reprinted © 1990). Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I. Jane’s Publishing © 1919. pp. 76–77. ISBN 1 85170 378 0. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)

[4] "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36761. London. 7 May 1902. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)

[5] Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships 1906 to 1922. Conway Maritime Press. 1985, Reprinted 1986, 1997, 2002, 2006. p. Page 17 to 19. ISBN 0 85177 245 5. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)

[gwpda-6] ""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" class". Retrieved 1 Jun 2013.

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v t e C-class destroyers
Palmer 30 knotters	Bat Chamois Crane Fawn Flirt Flying Fish Star Whiting
Earl 30 knotters	Bullfinch Dove
Doxford 30 knotters	Lee Sylvia Violet
Vickers 30 knotters	Avon Bittern Leopard Otter Vixen
Clydebank 30 knotters	Brazen Electra Recruit Vulture Kestrel Thorn Tiger Vigilant
Hawthorn Leslie 30 knotters	Cheerful Mermaid Greyhound Racehorse Roebuck
Fairfields 30 knotters	Fairy Falcon Gipsy Leven Osprey Ostrich
Thornycroft 33 knotters	Albatross
Parsons turbine specials	Velox Viper
Preceded by: B class Followed by: D class List of destroyers of the Royal Navy