British sloop 'Speedy' (1782)

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Speedy

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered23.3.1781BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down6.1781BWAS-1714
Launched29.6.1782BWAS-1714
First Commissioned5.1783BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardKing's Boatbuilders - Dover BWAS-1714
Ship ClassSpeedy ClassBWAS-1714
Designed byThomas King (1739-1815)BWAS-1714
ConstructorThomas King (1739-1815)BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloop BWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1714
Captured9.6.1794BWAS-1714
BecomesFrench brig 'Le Speedy' (1794) (14)

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck78' 3"Imperial Feet23.7839 
Length of Keel59' 0"Imperial Feet17.9832 
Breadth25' 9"Imperial Feet7.6657 
Depth in Hold10' 10"Imperial Feet3.048 
Draught Forward5' 2"Imperial Feet1.5748 
Draught Aft9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432 
Burthen208 8⁄94Imperial Feet0.0022 

Armament


5.1783Broadside Weight = 31 Imperial Pound ( 14.0588 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
5.179390EstablishmentBWAS-1714

7 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
6.7.1782 - 20.5.1783CommanderJohn Young (c.1739-1797) ADM 6/22/492ADM 6/2220.5.1783 - 8.5.1787CommanderJosiah Rogers (1755-1795) ADM 6/23/70BWAS-17148.5.1787 - 22.11.1790CommanderJohn Maude (d.1796) ADM 6/23/396BWAS-171422.12.1790 - 13.11.1792CommanderRichard Lane (d.1799) ADM 6/24/96BWAS-171413.11.1792 - 11.10.1793CommanderCharles Cunningham (d.1834) ADM 6/24/181BWAS-171411.10.1793 - 20.2.1794CommanderGeorge Cockburn (1772-1853) ADM 6/25/40
Commission confirmed 6.5.1794BWAS-171420.2.1794 - 9.6.1794CommanderGeorge Eyre ADM 6/25/97
Commission confirmed 20.10.1794BWAS-1714

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
5.1792 - 1793MidshipmanThomas Staines (1776-1830)ODNB

Service History


DateEventSource
29.6.1782building at Dover - New Hampshire at a cost of £4200.7.3dBWAS-1714
16.7.1782Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
25.10.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1783Commissioned for the Humber stationBWAS-1714
1.1787Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1787Began refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
5.1787RecommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1787Completed refitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1801.0.0dBWAS-1714
10.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
6.1792Began refitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
11.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1792Completed refitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3000.0.0dBWAS-1714


Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
ADM 6/22ADM 6/22 Commission and Warrant Book 1779 July-1782 Archive
ODNBOxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jeffrey D Modell on Monday 31st of December 2018 18:10

Was incapable of being rearmed from 4-pounders to 6-pounders because the gunports were too small. Lord Cochrane tried two 12-pounder chasers but the timbers would not take it. He replaced the mainyard with a foremast topgallant from Le Genereux, 74.

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