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Swiftsure may refer to: * HMS ''Swiftsure'', the Royal Navy has had ten ships named HMS ''Swiftsure'' since 1573 * ''Swiftsure'' (1811 brig) * ''Swiftsure''-class submarine, a class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines in service with the Royal Navy from the early 1970s until 2010 *Swiftsure Yacht Race The Swiftsure International Yacht Race is the premier long distance sailing race in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia area. Starting and ending in Victoria, BC, Canada, the Swiftsure is international because the midpoint markers for the ... * United States lightship ''Swiftsure'' (LV-83) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Swiftsure
The Royal Navy has had ten ships named ''Swiftsure'' since 1573, including: * , a galleon, renamed ''Speedwell'' and rebuilt in 1607, and lost in 1624. * , a 42-gun great ship captured by the Dutch in 1666. * , a 70-gun ship later renamed ''Revenge''. * , a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line. * , a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line captured by the French in 1801. Later recaptured by the Royal Navy in the Battle of Trafalgar and renamed HMS ''Irresistible''. * , a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1804 which served at the Battle of Trafalgar and was sold in 1845. * , the lead ship of Swiftsure-class ironclad, her class of ironclad battleships. * , the lead ship of Swiftsure-class battleship, her class of pre-dreadnought battleships. She served in the Mediterranean in World War I and was broken up in 1920. * , a light cruiser that served in the Far East in World War II. * , the lead ship of Swiftsure-class submarine, her class of submarines. She was decommissioned in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiftsure (1811 Brig)
''Swiftsure'' was built in 1811 in France as ''Inconstant''. In 1813 British owners purchased her and renamed her. An American privateer captured her in 1814 but she was quickly recaptured. ''Swiftsure'' was wrecked off the coast of Queensland in 1831. Note: This is not the ''Inconstant'' that carried Napoleon from exile on Elba to the Hundred Days. That was another brig ''Inconstant'', of roughly the same size as ''Swiftsure'', and also launched in 1811. However, the vessel that transported Napoleon belonged to the French Navy, and was broken up at Brest in 1843. History ''Swiftsure'' was built in 1811 for a French owner as the single-decked brig-rigged ''Inconstant''. ''Swiftsure'' first entered ''Lloyd's Register'' in 1813 with J.Banner, master, Crawford, owner, and trade Greenock–Newfoundland. On 4 August 1814, ''Swiftsure'', Lester, master, arrived at Newfoundland from Glasgow. ''Lloyd's List'' (''LL'') reported on 21 October 1814 that ''Swiftsure'', Lester, master, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiftsure-class Submarine
The ''Swiftsure'' class was a class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines in service with the Royal Navy from the early 1970s until 2010. Six boats were built and commissioned. ''Swiftsure'' was decommissioned in 1992 due to damage suffered to her pressure hull during trials. followed in 2004 after defence cuts caused a reduction in the size of the Royal Navy submarine fleet. was decommissioned in January 2006, with following on 12 September 2006. was decommissioned on 26 September 2008. The remaining boat in the class, , was decommissioned in December 2010. The six boats of the class were not replaced, although the seven boats of the successor ''Trafalgar''-class submarines are in the process of being replaced by seven boats of the ''Astute''-class submarines. A few were upgraded with the capability to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles in addition to their original armaments of torpedoes, mines and anti-ship missiles. They were also the first class of Royal Navy submarines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiftsure Yacht Race
The Swiftsure International Yacht Race is the premier long distance sailing race in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia area. Starting and ending in Victoria, BC, Canada, the Swiftsure is international because the midpoint markers for the four long courses are in U.S. waters. Organized by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, the race occurs during the Memorial Day weekend in May with staggered starts on Saturday morning. The race is most popular with sailors from British Columbia and Washington, but it has drawn boats from as far away as California, Hawaii, New Zealand, and even Russia. Race courses The nature of the course and the notoriously unpredictable winds and currents provide an exacting test of seamanship. Swiftsure consists of nine races over five courses (tabulated below) in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, including the Swiftsure Inshore Classic (formerly "Sookesure" then "Rosedale Rock") and "Classics" races. Therefore, it offers wide appeal to the professional and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |