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HBMS Swiftsure (1787)
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Swiftsure, 74 Guns
Dimensions |
B057 |
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Type |
Metric |
Length of Gundeck |
168' 91/2" |
Imperial Feet |
51.45 |
Length of Keel |
137' 113/4" |
Imperial Feet |
42.06 |
Breadth |
47' 0" |
Imperial Feet |
14.33 |
Depth in Hold |
19' 91/2" |
Imperial Feet |
6.03 |
Draught Forward |
12' 3" |
Imperial Feet |
3.73 |
Draught Aft |
16' 2" |
Imperial Feet |
4.93 |
Burthen |
1,62123/94 |
Tons BM |
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Armament |
1787/04/04 |
B064 |
Broadside Weight = 781 |
Lower Gun Deck |
28 |
British 32-Pounder |
Upper Gun Deck |
28 |
British 18-Pounder |
Quarterdeck |
14 |
British 9-Pounder |
Forecastle |
4 |
British 9-Pounder |
Crew Complement |
Date |
Men |
Notes |
Source |
1765/12/08 |
550 |
Design Complement |
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Service Record |
Date |
Notes |
Source |
1787/05/22 |
Completed fitting at a cost of £10,643.0.0d |
B057 |
1787/05/22 |
Completed at Deptford at a cost of £31,241.3.3d |
B057 |
1787/07 |
Began fitting at Deptford DY |
B057 |
1787/08/21 |
coppering at Woolwich DY at a cost of £1,635.0.0d |
B057 |
1790/08 |
Completed refitting at a cost of £6,456.0.0d |
B057 |
1791/02 |
Began refitting at Plymouth DY |
B057 |
1791/03 |
Completed refitting at a cost of £11,413.0.0d |
B057 |
1793/06 |
Began refitting at Plymouth DY |
B057 |
1793/07 |
Recommissioned |
B057 |
1793/08 |
Began refitting at Plymouth DY |
B057 |
1793/10 |
Completed refitting at a cost of £9,670.0.0d |
B057 |
1794 |
Flagship on the Irish station |
B057 |
1794/05/05 |
Took L' Atalante |
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1794/05/06 |
Present at the Action of 1794-05-06 |
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1794/07 |
making good defects at Plymouth DY at a cost of £2,836.0.0d |
B057 |
1795/05/14 |
Sailed for Jamaica |
B057 |
1796/09 |
Began refitting at Portsmouth DY |
B057 |
1796/11 |
Completed refitting at a cost of £9,265.0.0d |
B057 |
1798/08/01 |
Present at the Battle of the Nile |
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1801/06/24 |
Taken by a French squadron off Cape Derna in the Mediterranean, losing 4 killed and 6 wounded |
B057 |
Fleets |
Fleet Title |
Commander |
Date From |
Date To |
Source |
No Fleets Listed |
Notes on Ship |
No Notes Entered |
Sources |
Id |
Link or Description |
Author |
B057 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 |
Rif Winfield |
B064 |
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 |
Rif Winfield |
TNC |
The Naval Chronical |
Various |
B080 |
A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 |
O'Brien |
Last Updated :2009/12/22 at 17:40:12 by Cy
HBMS Swiftsure (1787)
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