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HMS Speedy was a 14-gun Speedy-class brig of the British Royal Navy. Built during the last years of the American War of Independence, she served with distinction during the French Revolutionary Wars. Built at Dover, Kent, Speedy spent most of the interwar years serving off the British coast. Transferred to the Mediterranean after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, she spent the rest of her career there under a number of notable commanders, winning fame for herself in various engagements and often against heavy odds. Her first commander in the Mediterranean, Charles Cunningham, served with distinction with several squadrons, assisting in the capture of several war prizes, such as the French frigates Modeste and Impérieuse. His successor, George Cockburn, impressed his superiors

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  • HMS Speedy was a 14-gun Speedy-class brig of the British Royal Navy. Built during the last years of the American War of Independence, she served with distinction during the French Revolutionary Wars. Built at Dover, Kent, Speedy spent most of the interwar years serving off the British coast. Transferred to the Mediterranean after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, she spent the rest of her career there under a number of notable commanders, winning fame for herself in various engagements and often against heavy odds. Her first commander in the Mediterranean, Charles Cunningham, served with distinction with several squadrons, assisting in the capture of several war prizes, such as the French frigates Modeste and Impérieuse. His successor, George Cockburn, impressed his superiors with his dogged devotion to duty. Speedy's next commander, George Eyre, had the misfortune to lose her to a superior French force on 9 June 1794. She was soon retaken, and re-entered service under Hugh Downman, who captured a number of privateers between 1795 and 1799 and fought off an attack by the large French privateer Papillon on 3 February 1798. His successor, Jahleel Brenton, fought a number of actions against Spanish forces off Gibraltar. Her last captain, Lord Cochrane, forced the surrender of the much larger Spanish frigate El Gamo. A powerful French squadron captured her again in 1801 and Napoleon donated her to the Papal Navy the following year. She spent five years with the Papal Navy under the name San Paolo; she was struck around 1806. (en)
  • Le HMS Speedy est un brick britannique de quatorze canons lancé pour la Royal Navy en 1782. Construit durant les dernières années de la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis, il participe avec succès aux guerres de la Révolution française. Construit à Douvres dans le Kent, le Speedy passe la plupart de son temps de paix au large des côtes britanniques. Transféré en mer Méditerranée après le déclenchement des guerres de la Révolution française, il passe le reste de sa carrière sous les ordres de commandants renommés, participant victorieusement à des engagements parfois déséquilibrés contre des forces supérieures. Son premier commandant dans les eaux méditerranéennes, Charles Cunningham, fait de nombreuses prises, parmi lesquelles les frégates françaises Modeste et Impérieuse qu'il aide à capturer ; son successeur, George Cockburn, impressionne ses supérieurs par son dévouement et son sens du devoir. Le commandant suivant, George Eyre, voit quant à lui son navire capturé par les Français, le 9 juin 1794. L'année suivante, le Speedy est recapturé et passe sous les ordres de Hugh Downman, qui capture un certain nombre de navires corsaires de 1795 à 1799, et repousse une attaque du corsaire français Papillon, le 3 février 1798. Son successeur, Jahleel Brenton, combat plusieurs fois contre les Espagnols au large de Gibraltar. Enfin, son dernier capitaine britannique, Thomas Cochrane, réalise un coup d'éclat en capturant un navire espagnol bien plus grand que le sien, le Gamo, lors d'un combat naval qui inspirera Patrick O'Brian pour son livre Maître à bord. Le Speedy est finalement capturé par une escadre française en 1801 ; l'année suivante, il est donné à la marine pontificale par Napoléon et y passe quatre ans sous le nom de San Paolo, avant d'être démoli en 1806. (fr)
  • HMS スピーディ (HMS Speedy)は1782年に進水したイギリス海軍の14門スループ。船型はブリッグである。 (ja)
  • HMS Speedy – brytyjski slup wojenny, który wszedł do służby w 1782. Okręt zasłynął w 1801 zdobyciem większej i silniej uzbrojonej hiszpańskiej szebeki "El Gamo". (pl)
  • La corvetta HMS Speedy della Royal Navy (la marina militare britannica) varata nel 1782 fu una delle prime generazioni di brigantino; aveva un dislocamento di 287 tonnellate ed era armata con 14 cannoni da 4 libbre. Il 9 giugno del 1794 venne catturata da tre fregate francesi nel sud della Francia e fu ripresa dalla nel marzo dell'anno successivo. Tra i vari exploit della Speedy va ricordato il sanguinoso scontro con la corsara Papillon nel febbraio del 1798 e la vittoria su tre navi cannoniere di un convoglio spagnolo nell'agosto del 1799, sempre nell'area di Gibilterra. La Speedy fu inoltre responsabile della dispersione di un convoglio spagnolo nell'ottobre del 1799. Nel novembre dello stesso anno difendendo un piccolo convoglio inglese mise in fuga dodici cannoniere spagnole. Nel marzo del 1800 ebbe il macabro incarico di ricercare i superstiti tra i relitti del vascello da 100 cannoni Queen Charlotte completamente distrutta da un incendio. Nel maggio del 1800 passò al comando di lord Thomas Cochrane appena promosso comandante. Guidata dal famigerato Lord Cochrane compì le imprese per cui viene ancora ricordata. Utilizzando ingegnosi stratagemmi (come quello di farsi passare per una nave della neutrale Danimarca avendo a bordo un uomo in grado di parlare danese) evitò di essere catturata da alcune fregate spagnole di forza nettamente superiore. Probabilmente l'impresa più ardua ed eroica compiuta dalla Speedy al comando di Cochrane fu lo scontro con lo sciabecco spagnolo Gamo da 32 cannoni (22 da 12 libbre, 8 da 8 libbre e 2 carronate) il 6 maggio 1801. Cochrane lasciando il solo medico a governare la Speedy guidò alla vittoria i rimanenti 48 uomini abbordando la nave spagnola che poteva contare su 319 uomini. La Gamo perse 13 uomini e 41 rimasero feriti, la Speedy ne perse 3 ed i feriti furono 8. Nel luglio del 1801 la Speedy fu catturata nei pressi della costa nord africana da tre vascelli da 74 cannoni dello squadrone dell'ammiraglio Linois. In seguito Napoleone la donò al Papa con il nome di Saint Pierre. Le imprese compiute da Thomas Cochrane sulla HMS Speedy hanno ispirato i romanzi di Patrick O'Brian (lo scontro Speedy-Gamo è stato trasformato nello scontro tra la Sophie e la Cacafuego nel primo libro della serie Aubrey-Maturin dal titolo Primo comando). (it)
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  • Half-length portrait of a man looking over his shoulder. His hair is sparse and balding, and he wears a dark blue jacket with epaulettes and gold buttons, with a blue sash collar around his neck, suspended from which is a medal. (en)
  • Three quarter-length portrait of a man, wearing a dark blue jacket with epaulettes and gold buttons, and white trousers. His left hand rests on a cannon, while he holds a telescope in his right (en)
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  • Charles Cunningham, Speedys commander at the start of the French Revolutionary Wars (en)
  • George Cockburn, Speedys fifth commander who rose to the rank of admiral of the fleet (en)
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  • HMS スピーディ (HMS Speedy)は1782年に進水したイギリス海軍の14門スループ。船型はブリッグである。 (ja)
  • HMS Speedy – brytyjski slup wojenny, który wszedł do służby w 1782. Okręt zasłynął w 1801 zdobyciem większej i silniej uzbrojonej hiszpańskiej szebeki "El Gamo". (pl)
  • HMS Speedy was a 14-gun Speedy-class brig of the British Royal Navy. Built during the last years of the American War of Independence, she served with distinction during the French Revolutionary Wars. Built at Dover, Kent, Speedy spent most of the interwar years serving off the British coast. Transferred to the Mediterranean after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars, she spent the rest of her career there under a number of notable commanders, winning fame for herself in various engagements and often against heavy odds. Her first commander in the Mediterranean, Charles Cunningham, served with distinction with several squadrons, assisting in the capture of several war prizes, such as the French frigates Modeste and Impérieuse. His successor, George Cockburn, impressed his superiors (en)
  • Le HMS Speedy est un brick britannique de quatorze canons lancé pour la Royal Navy en 1782. Construit durant les dernières années de la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis, il participe avec succès aux guerres de la Révolution française. (fr)
  • La corvetta HMS Speedy della Royal Navy (la marina militare britannica) varata nel 1782 fu una delle prime generazioni di brigantino; aveva un dislocamento di 287 tonnellate ed era armata con 14 cannoni da 4 libbre. Il 9 giugno del 1794 venne catturata da tre fregate francesi nel sud della Francia e fu ripresa dalla nel marzo dell'anno successivo. Tra i vari exploit della Speedy va ricordato il sanguinoso scontro con la corsara Papillon nel febbraio del 1798 e la vittoria su tre navi cannoniere di un convoglio spagnolo nell'agosto del 1799, sempre nell'area di Gibilterra. (it)
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  • HMS Speedy (1782) (fr)
  • HMS Speedy (1782) (en)
  • HMS Speedy (1782) (it)
  • スピーディ (スループ) (ja)
  • HMS Speedy (1782) (pl)
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