HMS Swiftsure (1804)

	Swiftsure
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Swiftsure
Ordered	1800
Builder	Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard
Laid down	February 1802
Launched	23 July 1804
Honours and; awards	Participated in:; Battle of Trafalgar;
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 (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	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns; Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns;

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]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p185.
^ "Naval Intelligence". The Times. No. 18727. London. 27 September 1844. col C, p. 8.
^ "Naval Intelligence". The Times. No. 18771. London. 18 November 1844. col E, p. 7.

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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[Lavery,_SoLv1_p185-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p185.

[Times270944-2] "Naval Intelligence". The Times. No. 18727. London. 27 September 1844. col C, p. 8.

[Times181144-3] "Naval Intelligence". The Times. No. 18771. London. 18 November 1844. col E, p. 7.

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History
Swiftsure
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Swiftsure
Ordered	1800
Builder	Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard
Laid down	February 1802
Launched	23 July 1804
Honours and awards	Participated in: Battle of Trafalgar
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	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns