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HMS ''Greyhound'' was a cutter that the British Admiralty purchased in 1780 and renamed ''Viper'' in 1781. ''Viper'' captured several French privateers in the waters around Great Britain, and took part in a notable engagement. She was sold in October 1809. ==Anglo-French War== ''Greyhound'' was commissioned in June 1780 under Lieutenant Richard Bridge for the Scilly Isles and Irish Sea.〔 As ''Viper'', she was in company with on 3 January 1781 when they captured the Dutch vessel ''Catherine''. ''Viper'' was under the command of Lieutenant Thomas Dickinson. Then in August, and ''Viper'' were in company when they recaptured the sloop ''Peggy'' and the cutter ''Hope''. On 16 April 1782, ''Viper'' captured the French privateer ''Brilliant''.〔 Later that month, on 28 April, ''Viper'' and the brig brought into Waterford a French privateer lugger and her prize. The prize was a sloop that had been sailing from London to Cork with merchandise when the privateer took her. and ''Viper'' were in company on 22 June when they sighted a cutter off Land's End. They gave chase and by 1 p.m. they caught their quarry. She proved to be the Dutch privateer ''Sea Lion'' (or ''Zeuwsche Water Leuw''), of Flushing, but out of Cherbourg. ''Sea Lion'' had a crew of 50 men, and was pierced for 12 guns, but was only carrying eight 3-pounders. During this cruise she had taken a sloop between Lyme and Weymouth.〔At the time (1780-84), Britain and the Dutch Republic were embroiled in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War.〕 ''Viper'' was paid off in June 1783, but immediately recommissioned again under Lieutenant Arthur Webber for the Irish Sea.〔 Lieutenant John Crymes took command in 1784 for Land's End and the Irish Sea.〔 In 1785-86 ''Viper'' was off Milford on Sea.〔O'Byrne (1849), Vol. 1, p.281.〕 She was paid off in August 1786. In January of the next year she was again recommissioned for the Irish Sea,〔 again under Crymes's command,〔 and in July was at Lundy.〔''North Devon magazine: containing the cave and lundy review'', Volumes 1-2, pp.56-62.〕 From 1788 to 1789, she was under the command of Lieutenant S. Rains.〔 She was recommissioned in November 1791 under Lieutenant Robert Graeme for the Irish Sea, and he remained in command until late 1793. In June ''Viper'' and Graeme were at Plymouth.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 1, p.429.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Greyhound (1780)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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