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HMS Swiftsure was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched from Bucklers Hard on 23 July 1804. She fought at Trafalgar. The French 74-gun ship Swiftsure also took part in the battle. She had originally been a British ship, but was captured by the French in 1801. It was a myth at the time that the Swiftsure sailed faster at night.[citation needed] Swiftsure became a receiving ship in 1819, and was eventually sold out of the service in 1845.

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  • HMS Swiftsure was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched from Bucklers Hard on 23 July 1804. She fought at Trafalgar. The French 74-gun ship Swiftsure also took part in the battle. She had originally been a British ship, but was captured by the French in 1801. It was a myth at the time that the Swiftsure sailed faster at night.[citation needed] Swiftsure became a receiving ship in 1819, and was eventually sold out of the service in 1845.
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  • HMS Swiftsure was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched from Bucklers Hard on 23 July 1804. She fought at Trafalgar. The French 74-gun ship Swiftsure also took part in the battle. She had originally been a British ship, but was captured by the French in 1801. It was a myth at the time that the Swiftsure sailed faster at night.[citation needed] Swiftsure became a receiving ship in 1819, and was eventually sold out of the service in 1845.
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