HMS Speedy (1828)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Speedy.

History
United Kingdom
NameSpeedy
Ordered1822
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1827
Launched28 June 1828
Completed2 November 1828
Commissioned2 November 1833
RenamedAs YC.11, 1866
ReclassifiedAs a mooring lighter, August 1853
FateBroken up, 1876
General characteristics
Class and typeNightingale-class cutter
Tons burthen123 bm
Length
  • 63 ft 9 in (19.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 46 ft 10 in (14.3 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.9 m)
Draught10 ft 9 in (3.3 m)
Depth9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Sail planFore-and-aft rig
Complement34
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 6-pdr carronades

HMS Speedy was a 6-gun Nightingale-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was broken up in 1876.

Description

Speedy had a length at the gundeck of 63 feet 9 inches (19.4 m) and 46 feet 10 inches (14.3 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 22 feet 6 inches (6.9 m), a draught of about 10 feet 9 inches (3.3 m) and a depth of hold of 9 feet 6 inches (2.9 m). The ship's tonnage was 123 tons burthen.[1] The Nightingale class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and four 6-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 34 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

Speedy, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered in 1822, laid down in November 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 28 June 1828.[2] She was completed on 2 November 1828 at Plymouth Dockyard.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Winfield, p. 1181
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 133
  3. ^ Colledge, p. 328
  4. ^ Phillips, p. 71

References

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.