HMS Swan (1694)

History
England
Name	HMS Swan
Ordered	2 May 1694
Builder	Robert & John Castle, Deptford
Launched	13 September 1694
Commissioned	2 June 1695
Fate	Lost with all hands 17 August 1707
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	249+29⁄94 bm
Length	93 ft 3 in (28.4 m) gundeck; 78 ft 1 in (23.8 m) keel for tonnage;
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament	initially as ordered; 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD); 1703 Establishment; 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD); 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD);

HMS Swan was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. After commissioning she went to the West Indies, then returned for service in the Irish Sea and English Channel. She then returned to the West Indies where she was lost with all hands in 1707.

Swan (spelt Swan or Swann) was the eleventh ship so named since it was used for a ballinger acquired in March 1417 and sold on 1 April 1423.

History

England
Name	HMS Swan
Ordered	2 May 1694
Builder	Robert & John Castle, Deptford
Launched	13 September 1694
Commissioned	2 June 1695
Fate	Lost with all hands 17 August 1707
General characteristics
Type	20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen	249+29⁄94 bm
Length	93 ft 3 in (28.4 m) gundeck 78 ft 1 in (23.8 m) keel for tonnage
Beam	24 ft 6 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold	10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament	initially as ordered 20 × sakers on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD) 1703 Establishment 20 × 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD) 4 × 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)