HMS Speedy (1798)
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title:
HMS Speedy (1798)
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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 suppl
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Royal Navy gunboat sunk in Lake Ontario
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Speedy_(1798)
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2023-11-28T00:44:30Z
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