HMS Swiftsure (1621)
 HMS Swiftsure captured, by Willem van de Velde the Younger
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| History | |
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 England | |
| Name | HMS Swiftsure |
| Builder | Burrell, Deptford |
| Launched | 1621 |
| Captured | By the Dutch on 1 June 1666 |
| Notes |
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 Dutch Republic | |
| Acquired | 1666 |
| Renamed | Oudshoorn |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 42-gun Great ship |
| Tons burthen | 876 |
| Length | 106 ft (32 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
| Armament | 42 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1654 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 60-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 898 |
| Length | 118 ft (36 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
| Armament | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Swiftsure was a 42-gun great ship of the English Royal Navy, built by Andrew Burrell at Deptford and launched in 1621.[1]
She was rebuilt in 1654 at Woolwich by Christopher Pett as a 60-gun third rate ship of the line.[2] She was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir William Berkeley at the Four Days' Battle against the Dutch in 1666.[3] Berkeley led the van of the English fleet on the first day of the battle, 1 June, but outsailed his squadron into the midst of the Dutch, and was surrounded. After a fierce battle in which Berkeley was killed, Swiftsure was captured.[2][3] The Dutch renamed her the Oudshoorn (70 cannon) and changed the quartergalleries to hide her identity. She fought in the Battle of Solebay in 1672.
Notes
- ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.
- ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p160.
- ^ a b "Berkeley, Sir William (1639–1666)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2224.
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References
- Davies, J. D. "Berkeley, Sir William (1639–1666)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2224.
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