Swan-class ship-sloop

Class overview
NameSwan class
Operators Royal Navy
Built1766–1780
In service1767–1815
Completed25
General characteristics (design details)
TypeShip sloop
Tons burthen300+4⁄94 bm
Length
  • 96 ft 7 in (29 m) (gundeck)
  • 78 ft 10 in (24 m) (keel)
Beam26 ft 9 in (8 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement125 (121 from 1794)
Armament
  • As built:
  • Fourteen 6-pdr long guns
  • 1780 onwards:
  • Sixteen 6-pdr long guns

The Swan class were built as a 14-gun class of ship sloops for the Royal Navy, although an extra two guns were added soon after completion.

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