Greyhound-class sloop

Class overview
Name	Greyhound-class sloops
Builders	Pembroke Royal Dockyard; Deptford Royal Dockyard;
Operators	Royal Navy
Cost	£41,394 (Greyhound) – £30,874 (Mutine)
Built	1859
In commission	1859–1869
Completed	2
Lost	0
General characteristics
Class & type	Wooden screw sloop
Displacement	1,260 tons
Tons burthen	877 53/94 bm
Length	172 ft 6 in (52.58 m) (gundeck); 172 ft 6 in (52.58 m) (keel);
Beam	33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
Installed power	200 nhp
Propulsion	Two-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine; Single screw;
Sail plan	Barque-rigged
Speed	6.6 to 8.8 kn (12.2 to 16.3 km/h) under power
Complement	160
Armament	5 × 40-pounder breech-loading gun; 12 × 32-pounder muzzle-loading cannon;

The Greyhound class was a development of the Cruizer-class sloop, and comprised two 17-gun wooden screw sloops. They were both launched in 1859 and saw service with the Royal Navy until 1870. The class was reclassified as corvettes in 1862.

Class overview

Name	Greyhound-class sloops
Builders	Pembroke Royal Dockyard Deptford Royal Dockyard
Operators	Royal Navy
Cost	£41,394 (Greyhound) – £30,874 (Mutine)
Built	1859
In commission	1859–1869
Completed	2
Lost	0
General characteristics
Class & type	Wooden screw sloop
Displacement	1,260 tons
Tons burthen	877 53/94 bm
Length	172 ft 6 in (52.58 m) (gundeck) 172 ft 6 in (52.58 m) (keel)
Beam	33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
Installed power	200 nhp
Propulsion	Two-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine Single screw
Sail plan	Barque-rigged
Speed	6.6 to 8.8 kn (12.2 to 16.3 km/h) under power
Complement	160
Armament	5 × 40-pounder breech-loading gun 12 × 32-pounder muzzle-loading cannon