She was rebuilt by Snelgrove of Deptford in 1696 as a 66-gun third rate . In 1707 , she belonged to Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell 's fleet . She saw action during the unsuccessful Battle of Toulon and was present during the great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly when Shovell and four of his ships ( '' Association '' , '' Firebrand '' , '' Romney '' and '' Eagle '' ) were lost , claiming the lives of nearly 2,000 sailors . '' Swiftsure '' suffered little to no damage and finally managed to reach Portsmouth . She underwent a second rebuild at Woolwich Dockyard , relaunching on 20 November 1718 as a 70-gun third rate of the 1706 Establishment . She was renamed '' ' HMS '' Revenge '' ' '' at this time . On 25 February 1740 '' Revenge '' was ordered to be taken to pieces at Deptford , and to be rebuilt as a 70-gun third rate to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment . She was relaunched on 23 May 1742
great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly
Scilly naval disaster of 1707
HMS Swiftsure (1673)