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The sloop HMS Speedy was commanded by Thomas Cochrane in which he achieved his most famous exploit, the capture of the Spanish xebec El Gamo, 32 guns and 319 men compared to Speedy's 14 guns and 54 men, on 6 May 1801.
Speedy G (born Ricky Castillo April 18, 1979, California), is a local DJ in the Seattle, Washington area.
Speedy's career as a DJ began when he was 16.
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 HMS Speedy ROV, side scan, Project, shipwrecks, artifacts, underwater research, archeology.
HMS Speedy ROV, side scan, Project, shipwrecks, artifacts, underwater research, archeology.
His Majesty's Ship Speedy was the same length, minus the 20 foot long bowsprit which fastened the rigging to the front end of the wooden catch rigger vessel, which sank in a fierce storm Oct. 8, 1804 en route to Presqu'ile from York (Toronto).
Nearby, a debris field was strewn with an old clay pipe of the era, spectacles, a flintlock pistol and possibly, the Speedy's ship bell with the markings of a large "S" and a smaller "p".
www.oceanscan.com /sidescan/speedy.htm   (1544 words)

  
 14th/17th Minesweeper Flotilla   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The flotilla comprised 4 fleet minesweepers from the Devonport based 14th M/S Flotilla – 2 Halcyon class (HMS Speedy and HMS Hebe) and 2 Bangor class (HMS Rye and HMS Hythe).
The flotilla commander was Cdr Doran RN in HMS Speedy.
The flotilla participated in the famous Malta Convoy Operation Pedestal during August 1942, which included the rescue of the oil tanker SS Ohio, for which Lt J. Pearson of HMS Rye was awarded the DSC.
www.tocatch.info /en/14th/17th_Minesweeper_Flotilla.htm   (236 words)

  
 The Independent, November 17, 1998: New museum to house Speedy artifacts?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Burtt is 99 per cent sure he's found the HMS Speedy, Both Burtt and SOHO president Roy Rittwage are proposing a marine museum to exhibit artifacts from the famous shipwreck.
He has video tapes of pre-1812 cannonballs, and prints showing what is suspected to be the hull of the Speedy, its mast, and a view of the anchor drag line.
The sinking of the Speedy changed the course of Ontario history, when Newcastle (Presqu'ile) was set to become the capital during the early 19th Century.
www.eastnorthumberland.com /news/newsNovember1998/Speedy111798.html   (818 words)

  
 041015nodrop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Anders Malmörn and Åke Sjögren made an emergency repair call to HMS Vinga, who was on an international mission in Lithuanian waters.
The Navy was engaged in a mission off Klaipeda, Lithuania, where HMS Vinga was having problems with its sonar in connection with an important mine clearance operation.
The corvette HMS Malmö was damaged during a Swedish Navy exercise in the Mediterranean.
www.kockums.se /News/041015nodrop.html   (309 words)

  
 HMS Speedy
According to Mutton, “the history of this area, and particularly the sinking of the Speedy, is a story just waiting to be told on screen”.
On October 8, 1804, Speedy was traveling from York (Toronto) to the proposed district town of Newcastle for a trial, when it sank off Presqu'ile Point.
In the early hours of October 8, 1804, H.M.S. Speedy was sighted off the shores of Presqu'ile.
www.friendsofpresquile.on.ca /speedy/media.htm   (1200 words)

  
 The Ships of Jack Aubrey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Although the activities of the Sophie and her dimensions and armament were modeled closely on those of real-life HMS Speedy, commanded by Thomas, Lord Cochrane, the quarterdeck - unusual for a small sloop - was taken from HMS Vincejo, captured from the Spanish navy in 1799.
HMS Surprise is another genuine Royal Navy ship, although with a rather different history than that portrayed in O'Brian's novels.
Again through the action of Stephen Maturin at the Admiralty, Jack Aubrey is given command of the 38-gun frigate HMS Boadicea, with the prospects of being commodore of a squadron of ships to be directed against Mauritius and the nearby islands in the Indian Ocean.
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 Leader-Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn of the British Navy
Moving up to the frigate HMS Meleager in 1794, he was involved in the battles off Toulon in 1795.
As commander of the frigate HMS Minerve, he served the remainder of the war in the Mediterranean, preying primarily on privateers and capturing many prizes.
He moved to the West Indies in 1808 as commander of HMS Pompee and aided in the capture of Martinique.
www.mywarof1812.com /leaders/cockburn_george.htm   (567 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Sloop-of-war
After the Second World War, the sloops were replaced by frigates.
The most famous sloop would be HMS Speedy (14 guns), commanded by Lord Cochrane.
She served as the inspiration for the fictional Jack Aubrey's first command, the Sophie.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Sloop-of-war   (411 words)

  
 HMS Liverpool - The Royal Navy Ships of Victor Johns
The bows and roof of 'A' turret were blown off and she was taken in tow, stern first by HMS Orion.
Along with this convoy was the covering force of the battleship HMS Malaya, the aircraft-carriers HMS Argus and HMS Eagle, three cruisers and eight destroyers.
Nevertheless the Polish destroyer Kujawiak hit a mine and was sunk and two other destroyers HMS Badsworth and HMS Matchless and the supply ship Orari were damaged by mines, the latter at the very entrance to Grand Harbour.
home1.swipnet.se /~w-11578/hms_liverpool.htm   (776 words)

  
 Research Collections Information Service Sheets at the Royal Naval Museum
In 1798 he was appointed to HMS Foudroyant under Lord Keith and transferred to HMS Barfleur with him.
He was promoted to command HMS Speedy in which he attacked, boarded and captured a Spanish frigate El Gramo her in May 1800.
After a period of study in Edinburgh, he returned to sea in HMS Arab, a converted collier that was not really a suitable vessel as a ship of the line.
www.royalnavalmuseum.org /info_sheets_thomas_cochrane.htm   (991 words)

  
 Halcyon Class Minesweepers
Photos and history of the Halcyon Class Minesweepers, including HMS Halcyon, HMS Skipjack, HMS Harrier, and the rest of the Halcyon class minesweepers.
HMS Hussar, a Halcyon Class minesweeper pictured c.1935.
HMS Salamander, a Halcyon Class minesweeper pictured c.1935.
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /halcyon_class.htm   (1167 words)

  
 HMS Niger
HMS Niger and sister ships Speedy, Circe, Jason, Leda and Hebe were converted to Minesweepers in 1908/1909.
Prior to being converted to a Minesweeper, Niger had been tender to HMS Vernon, training establishment, Portsmouth (Naval Torpedo School).
HMS Niger was torpedoed by a Submarine, while at anchor off Deal, on the 11 November, 1914.
www.the-weatherings.co.uk /pccship0369.htm   (115 words)

  
 HMS Speedy 1893-1914   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The only torpedo gunboat built at Chiswick was H.M.S. Speedy, and for this vessel Thornycroft designed an entirely new type of water tube boiler, which was not only safer but also gave one knot additional speed.
She was launched on the 18th May 1893 by Lady Hamilton, wife of the First Lord of the Admiralty.
The difference with this postcard is that it shows HMS Speedy with three funnels as against the two she sported during her later years, Perhaps a wartime conversion?
www.the-weatherings.co.uk /pccship0326.htm   (128 words)

  
 Broadside: Capture of the Gamo by HMS Speedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Broadside: Capture of the Gamo by HMS Speedy
Capture of the Gamo by HMS Speedy, 1801
There are no notes concerning the Capture of the Gamo by HMS Speedy at present.
www.nauticalfiction.co.uk /action_notes_display.php?id=20   (39 words)

  
 Mediterranean Halcyon Class Minesweepers HMS Hebe Hazard Hussar Sharpshooter Speedwell Speedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
While much has been written about the exploits of the Halcyons in the waters around North Russia, six Halcyons also served with distinction in the Mediterranean, although details of their activities have proved difficult to find.
Along with Rye and Hyde, HEBE and SPEEDY were to form the 17th Minesweeping Flotilla based in Malta.
Three mines were swept but a fourth was struck by SPEEDY and it exploded under her magazine, buckling the ship longitudinally and putting her shafts out of line.
www.halcyon-class.co.uk /Mediterranean/mediterranean.htm   (753 words)

  
 FPHS - 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar - 5 November 2005
Although the British won the day it was with the loss of Nelson who was shot by a French marksman on the Redoubtable as he stood on the quarterdeck of HMS Victory.
Hilary Shaw showed three souvenir postcards of Nelson, HMS Victory and a card showing an extract from the first letter written by Nelson following the loss of his right arm; all were postmarked in the UK during the early 1900's.
Then another letter when he was onboard HMS Speedy during the blockage of the French ports.
www.postalcensorship.com /fphs/meetings/05nov5.html   (551 words)

  
 Navy News - News Desk - Sport - HMS Dryad take cricket trophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The two top league teams were going flat out for victory – HMS Dryad in order to avenge defeat in the league itself and the Navy Cup semi-final, and HMS Sultan to bounce back from a Navy Cup final defeat the previous week.
After the break, Sultan failed to raise their game, and with Ian Weller taking 3 for 8 to mop up the tail, the Gosport team were dismissed for 63.
The game was won inside ten overs with Dryad losing just two wickets on their way to retaining the league trophy.
www.navynews.co.uk /articles/2003/0308/2103082701.asp   (212 words)

  
 HMS Speedy - School Outreach Program
A historical interpreter will come to your school for free to interpret aspects of our local area's history, including the proposed town of Newcastle, the loss of the HMS Speedy, pioneers and the War of 1812.
The sinking of the HMS Speedy in 1804 brought an end to those plans.
To commemorate this event and recognize the rich history of the Brighton area, the Remembering Speedy Committee presents a new activity book designed to help kids and their families explore how this area has changed over the last 200 years.
www.friendsofpresquile.on.ca /speedy/school.html   (297 words)

  
 auktions-angebote.de - Auktionen zu Hms
Rumor has it that the crew is so embarrassed by their ship s name that they avoid all contact with friends and foes.
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 Hms sea speedy wolf
Welcome to the hms sea speedy wolf land.
There are a close relation between hms sea speedy wolfs and human.
According to the evolution theory, human was evolved from hms sea speedy wolfs.
www.aliveanimals.com /wolf/badbigjamespattersonwolf/hmsseaspeedywolf.htm   (193 words)

  
 Hms Caledonia
Royal Navy HMS Caledonia Copper Dish Ash Tray
Associate Membership is open to those apprentices that were trained at HMS Caledonia.
From 1947 onwards they were at Caledonia for 32 months, having spent the previous 16...
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 BOLITHO & CO. FORUM | Thema anzeigen - Die Geschichte eines Schiffes: HMS Speedy
November schlug die Speedy eine Flotille von 12 spanischen Kanonenbooten zurück, während sie Transportschiffe, mit Wein für die Flotte in Livorno begleitete.
Interessant auch, dass HMS Inconstant die Speedy wiedergeholt hat.
Wo die SPEEDY gelandet war, wußte ich überhaupt nicht.
www.bolitho-und-co.de /forum/viewtopic.php?p=77914   (1253 words)

  
 WMC High Speed Marine Craft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
We have operated and commanded the RHS PT 50 Hydrofoil and the Boeing Marine Systems Jetfoil, both Block 1 and II.
Additionally, we have represented Far East Hydrofoil of Hong Kong in the acquisition, de-commissioning and shipping of several second hand Jetfoils, including HMS Speedy.
Captain Hands was the first British Captain of the first passenger ferry catamaran JC-FC, built in Sweden in 1980.
www.wessexmarine.org /Pages/hsmc.html   (251 words)

  
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Then, in April 1949, Amethyst received orders to steam up the Yangtse river from Shanghai to Nanking to relieve HMS Consort, which was guarding...
held on the Amethyst until the ship was scrapped in about 1957, when it was transferred to the Naval Trophy Store on HMS Nelson at Portsmouth...
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 American Marine Model Gallery
HMS Brilliant, Bermuda 1894; 31 3/4" x 25 1/4"
The Real McCoy, HMS Speedy 14-gun sloop, Malta, 1801.
HMS St George, Zanzibar, 1897; 39 1/2” x 32”
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 Job Vacancy - REFUSE — GENERAL DUTIES PERSON - Ascension Island News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
to express our sadness and deepest sympathy on the recent sad loss of a crewmember of HMS Dumbarton Castle.
Please pass on our thoughts to the family and the Captain and crew of HMS Dumbarton Castle.
We would also like to extend our best wishes to the injured and hope for a speedy recovery of all those involved in the terrible accident.
www.the-islander.org.ac /art.php?artid=2125&arch=2&cidpn=ALL&os=566   (136 words)

  
 Forum - Odp:HMS Speedy - Koga Portal - modele - żaglowce - sklep modelarski - modelarstwo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Najbardziej podoba mi się to drewno najciemniejsze o nazwie Lapachi (chyba tak to się pisze) Jest strasznie twarde i tonie w wodzie.
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After the sinking, plans for the settlement at Presqu'ile were cancelled, changing the development of the peninsula and local area forever.
Meet the ghosts of our past as they tell the story of the sinking of the Speedy.
For more information on the Speedy and the Presqu'ile area history, visit <www.speedy1804.com>.
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 hms model sale ship surprise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Trident missile submarines, HMS Vanguard, went on patrol in...
CPOETSSM served in HMS Otter and HMAS Onslow...
Photographs, artefacts and documents relating to the school ship HMS Conway.
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