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HMS Swiftsure (1750) (4th)
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This the fourth ship to carry the name HMS Swiftsure was a third
rate, two deck, 68-gun ship-of-the-line.
Built at Deptford Dockyard, ordered 31-Aug-1745, keel laid 26-Jan-1747, launched 25-May-1750, 160ft long, 45ft wide 19ft 4in deep in the hold, and of 1,414 56/94 tons builders measurement. She was later classified as a 64-gun, and had a complement of 520 men. Her standard armament was 26 x 32pdr, 28 x 18pdr, and 14 x 9pdr guns. Sold 02-Jun-1773. Won the Battle Honour: Lagos 1759, Quiberon Bay 1759 and Belle Isle 1761.
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