HMS Inflexible (1780)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Inflexible.

File:Inflexible (1780); Africa (1781); Dictator (1783); Sceptre (1781).jpg
Plan showing the inboard profile for Inflexible (1780), and later for Africa, Dictator, and Sceptre, all 64-gun third rate, two-deckers.
History
File:Naval Ensign of Great Britain (1707-1800).svgGreat Britain
NameHMS Inflexible
Ordered26 February 1777
BuilderBarnard, Harwich
Laid downApril 1777
Launched7 March 1780
Honours and
awards
FateBroken up, 1820
General characteristics [2]
Class & typeInflexible-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1386 (bm)
Length159 ft (48 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Inflexible was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 7 March 1780 at Harwich.[2]

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]

Notes

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  1. ^ A first-class share of the prize money awarded in April 1823 was worth £34 2s 4d; a fifth-class share, that of a seaman, was worth 3s 11½d. The amount was small as the total had to be shared between 79 vessels and the entire army contingent.[3]

Citations

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  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 181.
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References

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  • Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..


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