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Anav
12-12-2011, 15:32
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Swiftsure_(1801)

csadn
12-12-2011, 18:11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Swiftsure_(1801)

Clearly not Swift enough, nor Sure of who it worked for.... ;)

The Cowman
12-12-2011, 19:34
Great Stuff Steve. Thanks!

Berthier
12-13-2011, 02:43
Ah the Swiftsure :D

very common name for UK ships as the following lists shows from Wiki

The RN[/URL] has had ships named HMS Swiftsure since 1573, including:



[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_ship_Swiftsure_%281573%29"]S (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy)wiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_ship_Swiftsure_%281573%29), a galleon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galleon) launched in 1573, renamed Speedwell and rebuilt in 1607, and lost in 1624.

HMS Swiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_%281621%29), a 42-gun great ship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_ship) launched in 1621, and captured by the Dutch in 1666.
HMS Swiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_%281673%29), a 70-gun ship built in 1673 and later renamed Revenge.
HMS Swiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_%281750%29), a 70-gun third rate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_rate) ship of the line (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_the_line) launched in 1750.
HMS Swiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_%281787%29), a 74-gun third rate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_rate) ship of the line (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_the_line) launched in 1787, and captured by the French in 1801. Later recaptured by the Royal Navy in the Battle of Trafalgar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar) and renamed HMS Irresistible.
HMS Swiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_%281804%29), a 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1804 which served at the Battle of Trafalgar and was sold in 1845.
HMS Swiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_%281870%29), the lead ship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_ship) of her class (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiftsure_class_battleship_%281870%29) of ironclad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironclad) battleships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship), launched in 1870.
HMS Swiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_%281903%29), the lead ship of her class (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiftsure_class_battleship) of pre-dreadnought battleships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-dreadnought_battleship), launched in 1903. She served in the Mediterranean (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean) in World War I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I) and was broken up in 1920.
HMS Swiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_%2808%29), a Minotaur-class (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur_class_cruiser_%281943%29) light cruiser (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cruiser) launched in 1943. She served in the Far East in World War II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II).
HMS Swiftsure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Swiftsure_%28S126%29), the lead ship of her class (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiftsure_class_submarine) of submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine), launched in 1971. She was decommissioned in 1992 due to damage suffered to the pressure hull during trials.