- HMS Swiftsure
The
Royal Navy has had ships named HMS "Swiftsure" since 1573, including:*HMS|Swiftsure|1573|6, a
galleon launched in 1573, renamed "Speedwell" and rebuilt in 1607, and lost in 1624.
*HMS|Swiftsure|1621|6, a 42-gungreat ship launched in 1621, and captured by the Dutch in 1666.
*HMS|Swiftsure|1673|6, a 70-gun ship built in 1673 and later renamed "Revenge".
*HMS|Swiftsure|1750|6, a 70-gunthird rate ship of the line launched in 1750.
*HMS|Swiftsure|1787|6, a 74-gunthird rate ship of the line launched in 1787, and captured by the French in 1801. Later recaptured by the Royal Navy in theBattle of Trafalgar and renamed HMS "Irresistible".
*HMS|Swiftsure|1804|6, a 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1804 which served at the Battle of Trafalgar and was sold in 1845.
*HMS|Swiftsure|1870|6, thelead ship of her class ofironclad battleship s, launched in 1870.
*HMS|Swiftsure|1903|6, the lead ship of her class of pre-"Dreadnought"battleship s, launched in 1903. She served in theMediterranean inWorld War I and was broken up in 1920.
*HMS|Swiftsure|08|6, a "Minotaur"-classlight cruiser launched in 1943. She served in the Far East inWorld War II .
*HMS|Swiftsure|S126|6, the lead ship of her class ofsubmarine s, launched in 1971. She was decommissioned in 1992 due to damage suffered to the pressure hull during trials.Battle Honours
(First)
*Armada 1588
*Cadiz 1592(Second)
*Santa Cruz 1657
*Lowestoft 1665, Four Days Fight 1666(Third)
*Schooneveldt 1673, Texel 1673
*Barfleur 1692
*Vigo 1702, Gibraltar 1704, Velez Malaga 1704(Fourth)
*Lagos 1759, Quiberon Bay 1759, Belle Ile 1761((Fifth)
*Nile 1798, Egypt 1801(Sixth)
*Trafalgar 1805(Eighth)
*Suez Canal 1915, Dardanelles 1915-16(Ninth)
*Okinawa 1945References
*A.E Weightman, "Crests and Badges of H.M. Ships" (1957) ISBN (none)
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