HMS Speedy (P296)
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Speedy (P296) |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Ordered: | 29 June 1978[1] |
| Builder: | Boeing, Seattle |
| Launched: | 9 July 1979 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs Margaret Jay, at the time wife of Peter Jay, UK Ambassador to the United States |
| Commissioned: | 1980 |
| Homeport: | HMNB Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Fate: | Sold into mercantile service in 1986. |
| Notes: | Pennant number: P296 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 119 Tons |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Speedy.
HMS Speedy (P296) was a Boeing Jetfoil mine countermeasure vessel of the British Royal Navy. She was procured in 1979 to provide the Royal Navy with practical experience in the operation of a hydrofoil, the ascertain technical and performance characteristics, and to oversee the capability of such a craft in the Fishery Protection Squadron.[2] She was sold into mercantile service in 1986.[3]
See also
- Pegasus class hydrofoil, a United States Navy class of hydrofoil fast attack patrol boats.
References
- ↑ http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=1981-10-27.336.5
- ↑ The Evaluation of the hydrofoil HMS Speedy
- ↑ Colledge. Ships of the Royal Navy. p. 329.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
