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.