Swan, 1790
Type: Revenue cruiser ; Armament
Launched : ? ; Disposal date or year : Taken by the French circa 1797 and again in 1808, off Portland.
Notes:

NB These events may well cover more than one vessel.

The following appeared in the London Gazette :
That the following Night [11 Dec 1790] about Eight o'Clock, a Boat, belonging to the Swan Revenue Cutter, in the Service of the Customs, commanded by Joseph Goodridge, an Officer cf this Revenue, fell in with tbe said Lugger near Christ Church, which he immediately chased, and came up with, when the Crew of the Lugger ordered the Officer and his Men on Board, whom they forced below, and kept a Guard over them, whilst the Lugger proceeded to the Westward, and at Two o'Clock next Morning landed her Goods at Bourn Bottom, consisting of above 1000 Casks of Foreign Spirituous Liquors, some Tea and Tobacco. They then ordered the Officer and his Boat's Crew into their Boat, and dismissed them, after having plundered the Boat of Fire Arms and some of her Materials.
The above Lugger is about 160 Tons Burthen, mounting Fourteen or Sixteen Guns, Nine and Eighteen Pounders, and is commanded by a Man about Thirty Tears cf Age and full Six Feet high. The Crew in general were supposed to be Iriss, and between 60 and 70 in Number. One of the Crew, a Man belonging to Hastings, in the County of Kent, is well known to the Officers.

Feb 1793 captured the French privateer Europa in the Channel.

Feb 1793 captured the French privateer Marie Anne in the Channel.

Mar 1793 captured a French privateer, name unknown, off Start Point.

Mar 1793 captured the French privateer Malberses off Portland.

24 Feb 1797 captured the French privateer Aventure near the South Foreland.

2 Feb 1799 Anson, at Sea, captured, when in company with the Ethalion, Le Bayonnaise, French cutter privateer, of 14 guns, and 70 men, belonging to Dunkirk, a remarkable fine vessel, copper-bottomed. The capture of her gives me great satisfaction, as she has greatly annoyed the trade in the North Seas. I have the &c. P. C. Durham. It is understood that the Bayonnaise cutter was the late Swan revenue vessel.

9 Feb 1799 Plymouth, arrived the French privateer Bayonnaise cutter, 14, and 70 men, late Swan revenue vessel, captain Sanson, who was killed in an action about two years since with a French privateer off the Isle of Wight. She was re-captured in the Bay by the Anson and Ethalion frigates .

26 May 1800 Portsmouth, departed the following revenue cutters on a secret service, viz. Repulse, Captain Mannings ; Greyhound, Captain Wilkinson ; Swan, Captain Ferris ; Rose, Captain Yeats ; Falcon, Chief Mate Warton ; Dolphin, Captain Johns ; and Swallow, Captain Amos."

1 Mar 1801 captured the French privateer Vengeur in the Channel.

31 Dec 1801 seized a tub boat laden with 209 casks of spirits, which were lodged at the Custom Warehouse at Cowes.

27 Jun 1802 passed through the Downs to the R. Thames, for Deptford, the Swan revenue cutter, Capt Ferris, to repair.

2 Dec 1804 the Swan cutter, Capt Ferris, delivered to the Custom House Warehouse at Cowes 170 x 6 gallon casks of spirits ; 4 casks and 3 bags of tobacco which he seized the night before at Abbotsbury, just along the Beach from where this is now being transcribed.

29 Aug 1810 action off Alderney, with a French cutter, late British revenue-cutter Swan.

[NB It is patently obvious that the above would appear to refer to several revenue vessels of the same name, but I have no details regarding when they were in service.]