HMS Spey (1827)
HMS "Spey" was a 10-gun built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1840. Description. "Spey" had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of , a draught of about and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was 230 tons burthen. The "Cherokee" class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings. Construction and career. "Spey", the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was  ordered on 25 March 1823, laid down in July 1825 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 6 October 1827. She was completed on 17 November 1828 at Plymouth Dockyard. "Spey" was wrecked on a reef in the Bahama Channel on 24 November 1841. All passengers and crew were rescued.