Swiftsure
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Swiftsure |
Ordered | 31 August 1745 |
Builder | John Hollond, Deptford Dockyard |
Laid down | 26 January 1747 |
Launched | 25 May 1750 |
Commissioned | 27 July 1750 |
In service | 1755–1763 |
Out of service | 1763–1773 |
Fate | Sold, 2 June 1773 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1745 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 142642⁄94(bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 45 ft 2 in (13.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 4 in (5.9 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 520 |
Armament |
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HMS Swiftsure was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1755 and in active service during the Seven Years' War. After a distinguished career at sea she was decommissioned in 1763 and sold into private hands ten years later.
Swiftsure was built at Deptford Dockyard to the specifications of the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 25 May 1750.[1]