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Ship of the line of the Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Inflexible was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 7 March 1780 at Harwich.[2]
History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Inflexible |
Ordered | 26 February 1777 |
Builder | Barnard, Harwich |
Laid down | April 1777 |
Launched | 7 March 1780 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Broken up, 1820 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Inflexible-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1386 (bm) |
Length | 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
In 1783, she fought in the Battle of Cuddalore.
Because Inflexible served in the navy's Egyptian campaign (8 March to 8 September 1801), her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the Admiralty authorized in 1850 to all surviving claimants.[Note 1]
In 1807 she was present at the Battle of Copenhagen, joining on 7 August off Helsingor (Captain Joshua Rowley Watson).
Inflexible became a storeship in 1793, and was eventually broken up in 1820.[2]
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