Recent updates


Recent Comments

Swiftsure Class

NationalityGreat Britain
Nominal Guns74
Approved1800/09/11
Designer 
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew590
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 1,000.00 Imperial Pound ( 453.50 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 x British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 x British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 x British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 x British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 x British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 x British 32-Pound Carronade
Roundhouse6 x British 18-Pound Carronade

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     173' 0"142' 0"47' 10"20' 9"1,704 1794
Swiftsure (74) 1804-1845
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
16.8.1800Buckler's Hard - Hampshire 23.7.180418.10.1845Broken Up173' 0"141' 9 ⅝"47' 10"20' 9"1,725 7394
Victorious (74) 1808-1861
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
7.11.1802Buckler's Hard - Hampshire 20.10.180821.12.1861Broken Up173' 2"142' 1 ⅞"47' 9"20' 9"1,724 694

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page







Recent comments to other pages

Date postedByPage
Sunday 14th of June 2026 14:35Jon Miller
French Privateer 'Le Coureur' (1798) (24) 1798-1798
French 24 Gun
Privateer Unknown
Sunday 14th of June 2026 14:35Jon Miller
Sunday 14th of June 2026 14:33Jon Miller
Sunday 14th of June 2026 14:32Jon Miller
Sunday 14th of June 2026 14:30Jon Miller
British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 30' (1797) (12) 1797-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Hardy"