HMS Swallow was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 10 February 1703.[1]
 HMS Swallow engaging Black Bart's Royal Fortune, by Charles Dixon | |
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Swallow |
| Builder | Harding, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 10 February 1703 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1728 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 673 bm |
| Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 6 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1719 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 711 bm |
| Length | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Swallow was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Chatham Dockyard, and was relaunched on 25 March 1719. Captain Chaloner Ogle commanded Swallow off the West African coast from 1721 and the following year engaged and defeated several pirate ships. Their commander Bartholomew Roberts, now a pirate was killed, and Ogle received a knighthood for his actions. Swallow continued to serve until 1728, when she was broken up.[2]
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References
- 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.