Swiftsure-class ship of the line

Class overview
Name	Repulse
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Repulse class
Succeeded by	Vengeur class
In service	23 July 1804 - 1862
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	173 ft (52.7 m) (gundeck) 142 ft (43.3 m) (keel)
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
Notes	Ships in class include: Swiftsure, Victorious

The Swiftsure-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow. ^[1]

Ships

• HMS Swiftsure

Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard

Ordered: 1800

Launched: 23 July 1804

Fate: Sold, 1845

• HMS Victorious

Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard

Ordered: 21 December 1803

Launched: 20 October 1808

Fate: Sold, 1862

Citations

1. Winfield, p. 76

References

• Lavery, Brian (1984). The Ship of the Line. Vol. 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650-1850. Naval Institute Press. ISBN   0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (2nd, revised ed.). Seaforth. ISBN   978-1-84415-717-4.