HMS Swiftsure

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The Royal Navy has had ships named HMS Swiftsure since 1573, including:

• Swiftsure, launched in 1787, captured by the French in 1801. Later recaptured by the Royal Navy in the Battle of Trafalgar and renamed HMS Irresistible.
• Swiftsure, launched in 1804, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line which served at the Battle of Trafalgar and was sold in 1845.
• Swiftsure, launched 1870, was the lead ship of her class of ironclad battleships.
• Swiftsure, launched 1903, was the lead ship of her class of pre-Dreadnought battleships. She served in the Mediterranean in World War I and was broken up in 1920.
• Swiftsure, launched 1943, was a Minotaur-class light cruiser. She served in the Far East in World War II.
• Swiftsure, launched 1971, was the lead ship of her class of submarines. She was decommissioned in 1992 due to damage suffered to the pressure hull during trials.