HMS Spey was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1840.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Spey |
| Ordered | 25 March 1823 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | July 1825 |
| Launched | 6 October 1827 |
| Completed | 17 November 1828 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 28 November 1840 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cherokee-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 230 64/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) |
| Depth | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 52 |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades |
Description edit
Spey had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 72 feet 3 inches (22.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 8 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet 6 inches (2.9 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 230 64/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career edit
Spey, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 25 March 1823, laid down in July 1825 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 6 October 1827.[2] She was completed on 17 November 1828 at Plymouth Dockyard.[1]
Spey was wrecked on a reef in the Bahama Channel on 24 November 1841. All passengers and crew were rescued.[4][5][6]
Notes edit
- ^ a b Winfield, p. 1055
- ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 124
- ^ Colledge, p. 329
- ^ "Portsmouth, Feb. 19". The Times. No. 17600. London. 23 February 1841. col E, p. 6.
- ^ "British brig-sloop 'Spey' (1827)". Threedecks. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 22198. London. 18 January 1841.
References edit
- 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 (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
- 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.