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}} | 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][2]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.[3] 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. Citations and referencesCitations1. ^1 Colledge and Warlow (2006), p.393.
2. ^James (1837), Vol. 2, p.249.
3. ^1 {{London Gazette|issue=15100|page=69|date=19 January 1799}}
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- {{cite book| last = James| first = William| authorlink = William James (naval historian)| year = 1837| title = The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV.| publisher = R. Bentley}}
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