. . . . "HMS Swift was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 1 January 1777. She was commissioned that month under Lieutenant George Keppel and sailed for North America on 27 March. She grounded while in action off Cape Henry on 22 November 1778 and was burnt to avoid capture."@en . . . . "HMS Swift (1777)"@en . . . . "HMS Swift was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 1 January 1777. She was commissioned that month under Lieutenant George Keppel and sailed for North America on 27 March. She grounded while in action off Cape Henry on 22 November 1778 and was burnt to avoid capture."@en . . . . . "--10-16"^^ .