English ship Swiftsure (1621)
HMS Swiftsure captured, by Willem van de Velde the Younger | |
| History | |
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| England | |
| Name | HMS Swiftsure |
| Builder | William Burrell, Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 1621 |
| Captured | By the Dutch on 1 June 1666 |
| Notes |
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| Dutch Republic | |
| Acquired | 1666 |
| Renamed | Oudshoorn |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics as built | |
| Class & type | 42-gun Great ship |
| Tons burthen | 876 |
| Length | 106 ft (32 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 42 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1654 rebuild | |
| Class & type | 60-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 898 |
| Length | 118 ft (36 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
Swiftsure was a 42-gun great ship or Second rate ship of the line of the Navy Royal of the Kingdom of England, built by William Burrell (Master Shipwright of the East India Company) at Deptford Dockyard and launched in 1621. In 1625 she was commanded by Sir Samuel Argall as the flagship of Vice-Admiral Robert Devereux for the Cadiz Expedition. In 1628 she was commanded by Captain John Burley as the flagship of the Earl of Moston in the attack on La Rochelle.