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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | {{fraction>4|94}} bm | 96|ft|5|in|m|1|abbr=on}} (gundeck)- {{convert|78|ft|10|in|m|1|abbr=on}} (keel)
| 26|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship draught= | 12|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion= | Ship speed= | Ship range= | Ship endurance= | Ship test depth= | Ship boats= | Ship capacity= | Ship complement=125 | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors= | Ship EW= | Ship armament=*14 × 6-pounder guns; | Ship armour= | Ship armor= | Ship aircraft= | Ship motto= | Ship nickname= | Ship honours= | Ship notes=
}} | {{otherships|HMS Swan}}HMS Swan was the lead ship in the 14-gun Swan class of ship sloops, to which design 25 vessels were built in the 1760s and 1770s; she was launched on 21 November 1767. She bore the name HMS Explosion between 1779 and 1783 whilst being used as a fireship. She served during both the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary War before being laid up in 1801; she was sold for disposal in 1814. Swan took Europe and sent her to Cowes around 17 July 1793. References- {{Colledge}}
- Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. {{ISBN|978-1-84415-700-6}}.
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