HMS Swiftsure (1573)
| History | |
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 England
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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 | |
| 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 |
Swiftsure was a galleon of the English Navy, launched in 1573. She was rebuilt in 1592.
In 1607 she was renamed Speedwell, when she was rebuilt for a second time at Deptford, now classed as a middling ship. She was wrecked near Vlissingen on 1 November 1624.
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