HMS Swallow

Thirty-one ships of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name Swallow,[Note 1] after the bird, the Swallow:

Two small vessels of the East India Company's naval force also bore the name Swallow:

See also

Notes

  1. In accordance with Wikipedia naming conventions, the prefix HMS is not used in this index for ships before 1660. The term "His Majesty's Ship" was introduced around 1660 and was routinely abbreviated HMS from about 1780 onwards.

References

  1. The London Gazette: no. 13926. p. 822. 30 August 1796. Retrieved 8 February 2011.