HMS Swallow (1795)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Swallow.
HMS Swallow was an 18-gun Albatross-class brig-sloop of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1795 and sold in 1802. During her naval career she captured a number of French privateers while on the Jamaica station. After her sale she became an armed whaler sailing under a letter of marque. As a privateer she captured two French whaling vessels but then is no longer listed after 1810.
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Drawing showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth used to build the Swallow and other ships, 1795 | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Swallow |
Namesake | Swallow |
Ordered | 13 July 1795 |
Builder | Perry & Hankey, Blackwall |
Laid down | July 1795 |
Launched | 10 September 1795 |
Fate | Sold August 1802 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Swallow |
Owner | Metcalf |
Acquired | 1802 by purchase |
Fate | No longer listed in the Register of Shipping after 1810 |
Notes | Fir-built |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Albatross-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 369 52⁄94, or 390[2] (bm) |
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Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
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