HMS Swinger (1798)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Swinger
Acquired	Purchased in 1798
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Sail plan	Schooner
Complement	25
Armament	4 × 6-pounder + 2 × 4-pounder guns

HMS Swinger was a schooner purchased in Honduras in 1798 for local use.^[1] She had a crew of 25 men from the "Colonial Troops".^[2][3]

She served in defense of the British colonists at Honduras and participated in the repulse of the Spanish expedition at the Battle of St. George's Caye in September 1798.^[2] She was still listed in 1799, but her ultimate disposition is unknown.^[1] The Spanish threat having passed, Swinger may have been returned to her former owners not long after 1799.

See also

• HMS Teazer (1798)

Citations

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• James, William (1837). The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV. R. Bentley.