HMS Speedy (1798)
The schooner or gunboat HMS Speedy sank in a snowstorm in Lake Ontario south of the future site of Brighton, Ontario, and west of Prince Edward County, on 8 October 1804, with the loss of all hands. The sinking changed the course of Canadian history because of the prominence of the citizens of the tiny colony of Upper Canada lost in the disastrous event.
HISTORY
| Name | HMS Speedy
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| Commissioned | 1798
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| Fate | Sank on 8 October 1804
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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
| Length | Roughly 80 feet (24 m)
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| Complement | 6
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