HMS Speedy (1798)

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History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Speedy
Builder	Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Kingston
Commissioned	1798
Fate	Sank on 8 October 1804
Notes	Provincial Marine vessel
General characteristics
Length	Roughly 80 feet (24 m)
Sail plan	2 masts
Complement	6

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.

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.