HMS Swift (1777)
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| 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 53⁄94 bm |
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| 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 |
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. Command later passed to Thomas Lennox Frederick who captained her in operations on the Deleware River. On 22 November 1778, she sank an American privateer, Rattlesnake, off Cape Henry. During the action Swift grounded and she was burnt by her crew to prevent her from falling into enemy hands.
Coordinates: 39°34′41″N 74°18′00″W / 39.578°N 74.300°W
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