HMS Swallow (1653)

HMS Swallow (1653)

"Gainsborough" was a 40-gun fourth rate sclass|Elizabeth|frigate|0 frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Thomas Taylor at Pitch House (Wapping), and launched in 1653. She was named for the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Gainsborough in 1643.

After the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, she was renamed HMS "Swallow". By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns. "Swallow" was wrecked in 1692.

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*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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