HMS Swallow (1732)
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NameHMS Swallow
Ordered7 January 1729
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Launched6 October 1732
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Swallow |
| Ordered | 7 January 1729 |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
| Launched | 6 October 1732 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1742 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class & type | 1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 951 bm |
| Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Swallow was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Peirson Lock to the dimensions of the 1719 Establishment at the Yard at Plymouth Dock (now called Devonport), and launched on 6 October 1732.[1] She was renamed HMS Princess Louisa in 1737.
