- HMS Swiftsure (1621)
HMS "Swiftsure" was a 42-gun
great ship of the EnglishRoyal Navy , built byAndrew Burrell atDeptford and launched in 1621.She was rebuilt in 1654 at
Woolwich byChristopher Pett as a 60-gunthird rate ship of the line . She was captured by the Dutch in 1666 in theFour Days Battle .The Dutch renamed her the "Oudshoorn" (70 cannon) and changed the quartergalleries to hide her identity. She fought in theBattle of Solebay in 1672.Notes
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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