HMS Swinger (1798)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Swinger.

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Swinger
Acquired	Purchased in 1798
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Sail plan	Schooner
Complement	25
Armament	4 × 6-pounder + 2 × 4-pounder guns

HMS Swinger was a schooner purchased in Honduras in 1798 for local use. ^[1] She had a crew of 25 men from the "Colonial Troops". ^{[2] [3]}

She served in defense of the British colonists at Honduras and participated in the repulse of the Spanish expedition at the Battle of St. George's Caye in September 1798. ^[2] She was still listed in 1799, but her ultimate disposition is unknown. ^[1] The Spanish threat having passed, Swinger may have been returned to her former owners not long after 1799.

See also

• HMS Teazer (1798)

Citations

1. Colledge & Warlow (2006), p. 393.
2. "No. 15100". The London Gazette . 19 January 1799. p. 69.
3. James (1837), Vol. 2, p.249.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN   978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC   67375475.
• James, William (1837). The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV. R. Bentley.