HMS Greyhound was a of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

. A three funnelled destroyer of the "30-knotter" turtle-back type, she was ordered on 30 March 1899 from R. & L. Hawthorn, Leslie & Company

Hawthorn Leslie and Company

R. & W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Limited, usually referred to as Hawthorn Leslie, was a shipbuilding and locomotive manufacturer. The Company was founded on Tyneside in 1886 and ceased building ships in 1982.-History:...

 and laid down as builder's number 377 at their shipyard at Hebburn-on-Tyne on 18 July 1899. She was launched on 6 October 1900 and completed in January 1902 at a total cost of £61,066. She served in home waters through the Great War

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

and was sold to be broken up on 10 June 1919.