Speedwell, 1861
Type: Gunvessel ; Armament 5
Laid down : Deptford 2 Apr 1860 ; Launched : 12 Feb 1861 ;
Disposal date or year : 1876
BM: 428 tons ; Displacement: 570 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 80 hp
Notes:

1860 Devonport, building

6 Sep 1863 Woolwich. Commissioned.

1864 West Coast of Africa station. Overview and medical report of dysentery, fever, and rheumatism onboard : number of Cases of Disease and Injury.

10 Dec 1867 detained, 2 miles north of Blackwater Point, near Marque Grande, in the River Congo, a slave brig, Name Unknown, with 96 slaves on board, which was sent for adjudication to the Vice-Admiralty Court at St. Helena.

1870 South East Coast of America station.