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HMS Swinger (1798)

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History
Great Britain
NameHMS Swinger
AcquiredPurchased in 1798
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Sail planSchooner
Complement25
Armament4 × 6-pounder + 2 × 4-pounder guns

HMS Swinger was a schooner purchased in Honduras in 1798 for local use.[1] She had a crew of 25 men from the "Colonial Troops".[2][3]

She served in defense of the British colonists at Honduras and participated in the repulse of the Spanish expedition at the Battle of St. George's Caye in September 1798.[2] She was still listed in 1799, but her ultimate disposition is unknown.[1] The Spanish threat having passed, Swinger may have been returned to her former owners not long after 1799.

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Colledge & Warlow (2006), p. 393.
  2. ^ a b "No. 15100". The London Gazette. 19 January 1799. p. 69.
  3. ^ James (1837), Vol. 2, p.249.

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