HMS Swiftsure was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched from Bucklers Hard on 23 July 1804.[1]
Swiftsure | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Swiftsure |
Ordered | 1800 |
Builder | Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard |
Laid down | February 1802 |
Launched | 23 July 1804 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Sold out of the service, 1845 |
Notes | Receiving ship from 1819 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Swiftsure class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1724 (bm) |
Length | 173 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 6 in (14.48 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
She fought at Trafalgar. Coincidentally the French 74-gun ship Swiftsure also took part in the battle; she had originally been a British ship that the French had captured in 1801.
This Swiftsure became a receiving ship in 1819,[1] In September 1844, she heeled over and sank at Portchester, Hampshire.[2] In November 1844, she was in use as a target ship by HMS Excellent.[3] She was sold out of the service in 1845.[1]
Notes
editReferences
edit- 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.
External links
edit- Media related to HMS Swiftsure (ship, 1804) at Wikimedia Commons
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