HMS Swiftsure (1750)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Swiftsure.
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| Name: | HMS Swiftsure |
| Ordered: | 31 August 1745 |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | 25 May 1750 |
| Fate: | Sold, 2 June 1773 |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type: | 1745 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1426 bm |
| Length: | 160 ft (48.8 m) |
| Beam: | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 4 in (5.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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HMS Swiftsure was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 25 May 1750.[1]
She served in the Seven Years' War, taking part in the capture of Le Foudroyant by HMS Monmouth in 1758. In 1759 she was with Admiral Boscawen at Lagos, and at Quiberon Bay later that year, and at the capture of Belle Île in 1761.
She was sold on 2 June 1773.
Notes
References
- 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 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- A.E Weightman, Crests and Badges of H.M. Ships (1957) ISBN (none).
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