HMS Swallow (1732)

HMS Swallow was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Peirson Lock to the dimensions of the 1719 Establishment at the Yard at Plymouth Dock (now called Devonport), and launched on 6 October 1732. She was renamed HMS Princess Louisa in 1737.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Swallow and HMS Princess Louisa.

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Swallow
Ordered7 January 1729
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Launched6 October 1732
FateBroken up, 1742
General characteristics
Class and type1719 Establishment 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen951 bm
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam39 ft (11.9 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 5 in (5.0 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs
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