HMS Invincible (1808)

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Invincible
Ordered25 June 1801
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid down1 January 1806
Launched15 March 1808
FateBroken up, 1861
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeGanges-class ship of the line[citation needed]
Tons burthen1673 6294 (bm)
Length169 ft 6 in (51.66 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 8.5 in (14.542 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 3 in (6.17 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Invincible was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 March 1808 at Woolwich.[1]

She was employed as a coal hulk from 1857, and was broken up in 1861.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p185.

References[edit]

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.