HMS Indefatigable (1794)

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HMS Indefatigable (1794) was a famed 44-gun Royal Navy frigate of the Napoleonic Wars era, best known for her successful commerce raiding and the dramatic defeat of the French ship Droits de l'Homme in 1797.

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instanceOf Age of Sail frigate ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ
fifth-rate frigate ⓘ
armament 44 guns ⓘ
beam approximately 44 feet ⓘ
brokenUp 1816 ⓘ
builder Henry Adams ⓘ
builtAt Bucklers Hard ⓘ
builtIn England ⓘ
captain Edward Pellew ⓘ
Henry Curzon ⓘ
Israel Pellew ⓘ
John Broughton ⓘ
captured enemy merchant vessels ⓘ
numerous French privateers ⓘ
class Artois-class frigate ⓘ
commandedBy Sir Edward Pellew ⓘ
linked to: Edward Pellew
commissioned 1784 ⓘ
convertedTo 44-gun razeed frigate ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 300 men ⓘ
decommissioned 1815 ⓘ
engagement Action of 13 January 1797 ⓘ
era French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
fate broken up ⓘ
flagshipOf Commodore Sir Edward Pellew on some cruises ⓘ
forecastleArmament carronades ⓘ
gunDeck main battery of 24-pounder long guns ⓘ
inspired fictional frigate HMS Indefatigable in C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series ⓘ
launched 1784 ⓘ
length approximately 160 feet (gundeck) ⓘ
namedAfter indefatigable (meaning untiring) ⓘ
notableFor commerce raiding ⓘ
defeat of French ship Droits de l'Homme ⓘ
opponentShip Droits de l'Homme ⓘ
originalRate 64-gun third-rate ship of the line ⓘ
propulsion sail ⓘ
quarterdeckArmament 12-pounder guns and carronades ⓘ
razeed 1794 ⓘ
role blockade duty off French coast ⓘ
commerce raider ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
station Channel Fleet ⓘ
tonnage about 1,384 tons burthen ⓘ
tookPartIn Quiberon expedition ⓘ
operations off Biscay coast ⓘ
operations off Ushant ⓘ

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HMS Indefatigable → namesake → HMS Indefatigable (1794) ⓘ