HMS ''Swinger'' was a schooner purchased in Honduras in 1798 for local use. She had a crew of 25 men from the "Colonial Troops".James (1837), Vol. 2, p.249. 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 The Battle of St. George's Caye was a military engagement that lasted from 3 to 10 September 1798, off the coast of British Honduras (present-day Belize). However, the name is typically reserved for the final battle that occurred on 10 Septemb ...

in September 1798. She was still listed in 1799, but her ultimate disposition is unknown. The Spanish threat having passed, ''Swinger'' may have been returned to her former owners not long after 1799.

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