Ship Record
HMS Savage (1778)
Learn about HMS Savage (1778), a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.
HMS Savage (1778) was a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.
Service History
HMS Savage served in the late eighteenth-century Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War or the wars that followed, carrying out escort, patrol, dispatch, and small-warship duties.
Historical Significance
HMS Savage was part of the elegant and numerous Swan-class, which became a standard Royal Navy ship-sloop design of the period.