HMS Speedy 1804
Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Speedy | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1804 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | schooner | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Nearest coast | Canada | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 43.8140, -76.7890 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
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 ship was built for the Provincial Marine in 1798 at the Point Frederick Navy Depot and was used to transport government officials and supplies.
Diving & visiting
Ed Burtt, a wreck hunter searched for the wreck and claimed to have found it in 1990, and hoped to salvage it under maritime laws. Burtt recovered some items from the wreck, potentially identifying it. He kept the location secret, planning to house relics in an exhibit space. Burtt died in 2017 without revealing the location of the wreck. Other divers plan to continue the search.
Location
- Recorded position: 43.8140, -76.7890 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Canada
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Speedy (1798) (revision 1372150522), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Search for wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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