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Swiftsure

Vessel summary

Name
Swiftsure
Class
Elizabeth-class
Type
ship of the line
Builder
Deptford Dockyard
Wells, John & William
When launched (Date built)
1787
Place built
United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London, Lewisham, Deptford
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74 guns. Captured by French in 1801. Recaptured in 1805 and broken up in 1816.

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