Invincible

Captured

Type	Ship of the line
Rate	Third rate
Guns	74 guns
War	War of the Austrian Succession

Service

to 1747	Invincible	France
from 1747	Invincible Captured at Cape Finisterre	Britain

Ship of the line taken at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre. As HMS Invincible she was the model for a generation of British 74s, until she was wrecked off the Isle of Wight in 1758.

A starboard-broadside view of the Invincible, positioned at the lower half of the vertically-oriented sheet; the upper half is rendered with clouds. In the distance are some houses on the docks on the right, and to the left can be discerned some trees. Photo: John Hood, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

74 guns of various weights of shot

Builder	Rochefort
Laid down	May 1741
Launched	21 October 1744
Length	171 ft 3 in (52.20 m) (gun deck length)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

21 October 1744

First Battle of Cape Finisterre

Captured

14 May 1747

Joined the Royal Navy

14 May 1747 · Captured at Cape Finisterre

Fate

Captured

Wrecked, 1758