According to HMS_Swallow_(1745), "The first Swallow of the Merlin class was wrecked in the Bahamas in December 1744, and another ship of the class was given the same name to replace her."

All of the images in this category are clearly of the 2nd ship, launched on 1745-12-14, except for two drawings, that apply to all the vessels in this class.

It is very unlikely any images survive from the 11 months the first HMS Swallow was afloat, so I propose this category be renamed Category:HMS Swallow (ship, 1745). Geo Swan (talk) 02:57, 19 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I have created an additional cat to cover it. The wikidata item for 45 has been connected too. --Broichmore (talk) 13:27, 19 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]