HMS Invincible (1808)

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

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 & typeGanges-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1673 62⁄94 (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

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 185.

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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