Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Swinger'':
*, a 14-gun (later 12-gun)
''Conquest''-class gun brig
A gun-brig was a small brig-rigged warship that enjoyed popularity in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, during which large numbers were purchased or built. In general these were vessels of under 200 tons burthen, and thus smaller than ...
launched at
Limehouse
Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It is east of Charing Cross, on the northern bank of the River Thames. Its proximity to the river has given it a strong maritime character, which it retains throug ...
in 1794 and sold in 1802.
*, a 6-gun gunvessel purchased locally in Honduras in 1798, and whose fate in unknown.
*, a 12-gun
''Archer''-class gun brig launched at
Topsham in 1804 and broken up in June 1812.
*, a 12-gun
''Bold''-class gun brig launched at
Bridport
Bridport is a market town in Dorset, England, inland from the English Channel near the confluence of the River Brit and its tributary the Asker. Its origins are Saxon and it has a long history as a rope-making centre. On the coast and withi ...
in 1813, converted to a mooring lighter in 1829 and broken up in 1877.
*, a 4-gun launched at
Northfleet
Northfleet is a town in the borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. It is located immediately west of Gravesend, and on the border with the Borough of Dartford. Northfleet has its own railway station on the North Kent Line, just east of Ebbsfl ...
in 1855 and broken up in 1864.
*, a 4-gun launched at
Pembroke Dockyard
Pembroke Dockyard, originally called Pater Yard, is a former Royal Navy Dockyard in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
History
It was founded in 1814, although not formally authorized until the Prince Regent signed the necessary Order in Cou ...
in 1872, hulked in 1895 and sold in 1924.
References
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Royal Navy ship names