HMS Indefatigable
Survived
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| Guns | 44 guns |
| Wars | French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars |
64-gun ship cut down to a heavy frigate, Sir Edward Pellew's ship. In January 1797, with Amazon, she fought the Droits de l'Homme all night in a gale off Brittany until the French ship was driven ashore, and only just clawed off the coast herself. Commodore Graham Moore's ship when he stopped the Spanish treasure frigates off Cape Santa María in October 1804.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns
- Upper gun deck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
- QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns
- Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns
As frigate
- QD: 8 × 12-pounder guns + 4 × 42-pounder carronades
- Fc: 4 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 42-pounder carronades
| Builder | Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard |
|---|---|
| Laid down | May 1781 |
| Launched | July 1784 |
| Commissioned | December 1794 |
| Length | 160 ft 1+1⁄4 in (48.8 m) (gundeck) 131 ft 10+3⁄4 in (40.2 m) (keel) |
| Complement | 310 officers and men (as frigate) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
July 1784
Action of 13 January 1797
Damaged
13–14 January 1797 · French Revolutionary Wars
Sir Edward Pellew
Action of 5 October 1804
Survived
5 October 1804 · Napoleonic Wars
Commodore Graham Moore
Fate
Survived
Broken up at Chatham, March 1816