;_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.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| 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 | |
HMS Inflexible was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 7 March 1780 at Harwich.
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.
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.
Notes
- 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.
Citations
- "No. 21077". The London Gazette. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792.
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 181.
- "No. 17915". The London Gazette. 3 April 1823. p. 633.
References
- Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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