Swiftsure class ship of the line
- Swiftsure class ship of the line
The "Swiftsure"-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow.
hips
*HMS|Swiftsure|1804|6:Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard:Ordered: 1800:Launched: 23 July 1804:Fate: Sold, 1845
*HMS|Victorious|1808|6:Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard:Ordered: 21 December 1803:Launched: 20 October 1808:Fate: Sold, 1862
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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