[1] Greyhound was the third named vessel since it was used for a 45-gun ship launched at Deptford in 1545, rebuilt in 1558 then wrecked in 1563 off the Rye.

[3] Her initial armament was listed as fourteen to sixteen 6-pounder muzzle-loading smoothbore guns mounted on trucks.

A saker cannon was a muzzle-loading smoothbore 1,400 pound gun with a 3+1⁄2-inch bore firing a 5+1⁄2-inch shot with a 5+1⁄2-pound powder charge.

[5] She was commissioned on 17 July 1672 under Captain John Clements, RN for service in Home Waters for trade protection and fisheries patrol.

[8] Captain John Gillam, RN took command on 25 March 1689 for service in Ireland and Scotland and was involved in Londonderry operations.