HMS Swan (1767)

War of the Second Coalition:On 10 April, 1799 under command of Captain Carew, she and frigate HMS Hind captured American merchant sloop "Fair Columbian" off the coast of Florida (29°09′N 78°48′W / 29.150°N 78.800°W / 29.150; -78.800).

Eventually Fair Columbian's crew reasserted control of the ship and brought her into Baltimore.

[2] On 17 January, 1800 USS Warren made contact with sloop of war HMS Swan, Jacob Watson commanding, off Abaco Island operating out of Bermuda.

Captain Dring sailed on 2 November 1819, bound for Walvis Bay.

Swan returned to Hull on 28 September 1821 with 170 tons of whale oil.

She was only able to get free because the crews of five whalers came upon her and sawed 3000 feet of heavy ice to get her out.

The vessels also provided provisions, with one, Charlotte, Adamson, master, being particularly helpful.

Of Swan's crew of 48 men, 20 had died, 14 of them in an attempt to reach a Danish colony in her boats.

Swan had taken on a boat of six men from the wrecked Jane and Mary, of London; of the six, only the mate survived.

[6] On 18 August Swan, Dring, master, sailed from Hull to Petersburg.

The Swan , and stern view of the Isabella in the Davis Strait , painting by John Ward
Swan centre