HMS Swale

Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Swale, after the River Swale of York:

  • HMS Swale (1841), a lighter[1]
  • HMS Swale (1905), a Palmer type River-class destroyer in service from 1905 to 1919
  • HMS Swale (K217), a River-class frigate in service from 1942 to 1955, loaned to the South African Navy for six months at the end of the Second World War

References

  1. ↑ "HMS Swale". Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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