Swiftsure-class ship of the line

Class overview
Name	Repulse
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Repulse class
Succeeded by	Vengeur class
In service	23 July 1804 - 1862
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	173 ft (52.7 m) (gundeck); 142 ft (43.3 m) (keel);
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	74 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs ; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs ; Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs ; Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs;
Notes	Ships in class include: Swiftsure, Victorious

The Swiftsure-class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir John Henslow.

Ships

Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard

Ordered: 1800

Launched: 23 July 1804

Fate: Sold, 1845

Builder: Adams, Bucklers Hard

Ordered: 21 December 1803

Launched: 20 October 1808

Fate: Sold, 1862

Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.

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Swiftsure-class ships of the line
Swiftsure Victorious
Preceded by: Repulse class Followed by: Vengeur class
List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy