HMS Swiftsure (1804)

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HMS Swiftsure (launched in 1804 at Bucklers Hard) was a 74-gun 3rd rate ship of the line which fought at Trafalgar. The French ship SwiftSure (74) also took part in the battle. It was a myth at the time that the Swiftsure sailed faster at night.

It was decommissioned in 1816.

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