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HBMS Swiftsure (1696)

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Swiftsure, 70 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Previously	Swiftsure
Ordered	1695/05/00	B057
Launched	1696/00/00	B028
Shipyard	Deptford	B028
Constructor	Edward Snelgrove	B057
Rate	Third Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1716/10/03	B028
Fate	Broken Up to Rebuild	B028
Becomes	Revenge

Dimensions
B057		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	148' 0"	Imperial Inch	3.76
Length of Keel	122' 0"	Imperial Inch	3.1
Breadth	39' 0"	Imperial Inch	0.99
Depth in Hold	14' 10"	Imperial Inch	0.38
Burthen	987³/₉₄	Tons BM

Armament
1703	B057	Broadside Weight = 375
Lower Gun Deck	24	British Culverin (18)
Upper Gun Deck	26	British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck	10	British 6-Pounder
Forecastle	4	British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1703	440		B057

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1696/11	1698	Post Captain	Gerard Ellwes	B057
1698	1702	Post Captain	William Jumper	B057
1702	1705	Post Captain	Robert Wynn	B057
1706	1707	Post Captain	Richard Griffith	B057
1707	1711	Post Captain	John Cooper	B057
1711	1712	Post Captain	Joseph Soanes	B057
1712	1712/12	Post Captain	George Paddon	B057

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1696/11	Commissioned for the North Sea	B057
1699	In the Downs	B057
1702/08	In operations against Cadiz	B057
1707	In the Mediterranean	B057
1707/02	Action against privateers	B057
1710/07	With a Russian convoy	B057
1711	In the St Lawrence expedition	B057
1712/12	Paid off	B057
1716/01/02	Renamed Revenge	B057
1716/10/03	Docked at Woolwich to be broken up for rebuilding	B057

Fleets
Fleet Title	Commander	Date From	Date To	Source
Fleet For North America	Rear-Admiral of the White Hovenden Walker	1711/04/29	1711/10/09

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
1702/10/12	Battle of Vigo
1704/07/21	Capture of Gibraltar
1704/08/13	Battle of Malaga

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id	Link or Description	Author
B057	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield
B028	Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I	J. J. Colledge

Last Updated :2009/03/15 at 22:35:44 by Cy

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