HMAS Swordsman

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Career (Royal Australian Navy)
Builder: Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Laid down: 1918
Launched: 28 December 1918
Completed: 1919
Acquired: July 1919
Commissioned: 27 January 1920
Decommissioned: 21 December 1929
Fate: Sold for scrap on 4 June 1937
General characteristics
Class and type: Admiralty S class destroyer

HMAS Swordsman (H11) was an Admiralty S class destroyer laid down by Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Greenock in Scotland in 1918, launched on 28 December 1918, and completed in 1919. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in July 1919 and commissioned as HMAS Swordsman on 27 January 1920.

Swordsman paid off to reserve on 21 December 1929 and was sold on 4 June 1937.