HMS Swallow (1805)

Fight between Renard and HMS Swallow in 1812. Drawing by Paris, engraving by Chabannes.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Swallow
Ordered	27 November 1802
Builder	Benjamin Tanner, Dartmouth
Laid down	May 1804
Launched	24 December 1805
Fate	Broken up November 1815
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	386 50⁄94 (bm)
Length	100 ft 1+1⁄2 in (30.518 m) (gundeck) 77 ft 3+1⁄4 in (23.552 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 8 in (9.35 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
Sail plan	Brig rigged
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns

HMS Swallow was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in December 1805, nine months late. She served the Royal Navy through the Napoleonic Wars, capturing numerous privateers. After the end of the wars she was broken up in 1815.