HMS Swiftsure (1573)
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| Career (England) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Swiftsure |
| Launched: | 1573 |
| Renamed: | HMS Speedwell |
| Fate: | Lost, 1624 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type: | Galleon |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| General characteristics after 1607 rebuild[1] | |
| Class and type: | Middling ship |
| Tons burthen: | 400 tons (406.4 tonnes) |
| Length: | 74 ft (23 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Swiftsure.
HMS Swiftsure was a galleon of the English Royal Navy, launched in 1573.
By 1607 she had been renamed HMS Speedwell,[1] and in this year she was rebuilt at Deptford as a middling ship.[1] She was lost in 1624.[1]
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- 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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