English ship Swiftsure (1573)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Swiftsure and HMS Speedwell.
Swiftsure[Note 1] was a galleon of the English Navy, launched in 1573. She was rebuilt in 1592.
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Name | Swiftsure |
Builder | Peter Pett, at Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 1573 |
Renamed | Speedwell |
Fate | Lost, 1624 |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | Galleon |
Tons burthen | 350 |
Complement | 200 |
Armament | 29 major guns, plus 4 fowlers |
General characteristics after 1607 rebuild[1] | |
Class and type | Middling ship |
Tons burthen | 333 |
Length | 74 ft (23 m) (keel) |
Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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In 1607 she was renamed Speedwell,[1] when she was rebuilt for a second time at Deptford, now classed as a middling ship.[1] She was wrecked near Vlissingen on 1 November 1624.[1]