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| Name | HMS Swiftsure |
| Ordered | 1800 |
| Builder | Adams, Bucklers Hard |
| Laid down | February 1802 |
| Launched | 23 July 1804 |
| Honours and awards | list error: <br /> list (help) Participated in: |
| Fate | Sold out of the service, 1845 |
| Notes | Receiving ship from 1819 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Swiftsure class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1724 tons |
| Length | 173 ft (gun deck length) |
| Beam | 47 ft 6 in |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft 9 in |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 74 guns:
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HMS Swiftsure was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched from Bucklers Hard in 1804. She fought at Trafalgar.
The French ship Swiftsure (74) also took part in the battle. She had originally been a British ship, but was captured by the French in 1801.
It was a myth at the time that the Swiftsure sailed faster at night.
Swiftsure became a receiving ship in 1819, and was eventually sold out of the service in 1845.
References
- 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.
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