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HMS Spey (1827)

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Name
  
Spey

Builder
  
Pembroke Dockyard

Completed
  
17 November 1828

Launched
  
6 October 1827

Ordered
  
25 March 1823

Laid down
  
July 1825

Construction started
  
July 1825

Draft
  
2.9 m

Fate
  
Wrecked, 28 November 1840

HMS Spey was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1840.

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Description

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. 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.

Construction and career

Spey, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 25 March 1823, laid down in July 1825 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 6 October 1827. She was completed on 17 November 1828 at Plymouth Dockyard.

References

HMS Spey (1827) Wikipedia


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