HMS Swift (1777)

History
Class and type: Swan class ship sloop
Name: HMS Swift
Ordered: 16 October 1775
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down: January 1776
Launched: 1 January 1777
Commissioned: January 1777
Fate: Burnt to avoid capture 22 November 1778
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 302 5394 bm
Length:
  • 96 ft 7 in (29.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 79 ft 0 in (24.1 m) (keel)
Beam: 26 ft 10 in (8.2 m)
Depth of hold: 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
Complement: 125
Armament: 14 x 6-pounder guns
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Swift.

HMS Swift was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 1 January 1777. She was commissioned that month under Lieutenant George Keppel and sailed for North America on 27 March. She grounded while in action off Cape Henry on 22 November 1778 and was burnt to avoid capture.

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Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 74°18′00″W / 39.578°N 74.300°W / 39.578; -74.300

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