HMS Swiftsure (1750)
Swiftsure | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Class & 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 |
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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.