HMS Swiftsure (1750)

Swiftsure
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Swiftsure
Ordered	31 August 1745
Builder	John Hollond, Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	26 January 1747
Launched	25 May 1750
Commissioned	27 July 1750
In service	1755–1763
Out of service	1763–1773
Fate	Sold, 2 June 1773
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	1745 Establishment 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	142642⁄94(bm)
Length	160 ft (48.8 m) (gundeck) 131 ft 4 in (40.0 m) (keel)
Beam	45 ft 2 in (13.8 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 4 in (5.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	520
Armament	70 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 12 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Swiftsure was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1755 and in active service during the Seven Years' War. After a distinguished career at sea she was decommissioned in 1763 and sold into private hands ten years later.