Talk:HMS Swiftsure (1804)

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Ships, a project to improve all Ship-related articles. If you would like to help improve this and other articles, please join the project, or contribute to the project discussion. All interested editors are welcome. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.ShipsWikipedia:WikiProject ShipsTemplate:WikiProject ShipsShips articles

Military history: Maritime / British / European Start‑class

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles

Start

This article has been rated as Start-class on the project's quality scale.

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion not met Coverage and accuracy: criterion not met Structure: criterion not met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

Associated task forces:
/
	Maritime warfare task force
	British military history task force
	European military history task force

Receiving ship[edit]

What is a "receiving ship?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.97.194.138 (talk) 06:03, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Launch date[edit]

It appears that she was was launched in late June or early July. Jackson's Oxford Journal of 7 July 1804 states "The Swiftsure, of 74 guns, which has for some time been building at Bucklershard, near Portsmouth, was last week launched, and is to be prepared withouth delay at Portsmouth." Mjroots (talk) 05:54, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Morning Post of 11 July states that she was launched on 8 July. Mjroots (talk) 06:02, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]