HMS Spey (1827)

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
NameSpey
Ordered25 March 1823
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downJuly 1825
Launched6 October 1827
Completed17 November 1828
FateWrecked, 28 November 1840
General characteristics
Class and typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen230 64/94 bm
Length
  • 90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 72 ft 3 in (22.0 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement52
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades
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