| Inflexible | 377 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 64 | ||
| Nationality | Great Britain | ||
| Operator | The Royal Navy | ||
| Ordered | 1777/02/26 | ||
| Keel Laid Down | 1777/04 | ||
| Launched | 1780/03/07 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | ||
| Shipyard | Harwich | ||
| Ship Class | Inflexible Class | ||
| Designed by | John Williams | ||
| Constructor | John Barnard | ||
| Category | Third Rate | ||
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | ||
| Broken Up | 1820 | ||
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 159' 6" | Imperial Feet | 48.6156 | Length of Keel | 131' 1" | Imperial Feet | 39.9542 | Breadth | 44' 7" | Imperial Feet | 13.589 | Depth in Hold | 18' 7 ½" | Imperial Feet | 5.6769 | Burthen | 1,379 8⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780/03/07 | Broadside Weight = 600 Imperial Pound ( 272.1 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| 1794 | Broadside Weight = 678 Imperial Pound ( 307.473 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Roundhouse | 6 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| 1806/12 | Broadside Weight = 792 Imperial Pound ( 359.172 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder (Gover) | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder (Gover) | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 24-Pounder (Gover) | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1777 | 500 | Design Complement | |
| 1794 | 491 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1780/02 | 1780/10 | Captain | John Raynor | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/10 | 1782 | Captain | Rowland Cotton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782 | 1784/06 | Captain | John Whitmore Chetwynd | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/10 | 1799/10 | Captain | Solomon Ferris | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/01 | 1802/04 | Captain | Benjamin William Page | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/01 | 1806 | Captain | Thomas Bayley | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/02 | 1807/07 | Captain | George Scott | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/07 | 1807/09 | Captain | Joshua Rowley Watson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808/08 | 1808/10 | Captain | Donald Hugh Mackay | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808/10 | 1809 | Captain | Thomas Browne | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1807/04/30 | 1808/02/21 | Lieutenant | John Donaldson Boswall | NBD1849 |
| Warrant Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804 | 1807 | Surgeon | Gabriel Johnston | NA-ROA |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797/02/24 | 1799/11/01 | Midshipman | NAO | |
| 1804/12/21 | 1805/06 | Midshipman | Henry Belsey | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1793/10/23 | 1794/01/01 | Captains Servant | George Antram | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1780/06/13 | Completed at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £36227.3.5d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/03/13 | Sailed to the Releif of Gibraltar | BWAS-1714 |
| 1781/04/12 | Arrived at Gibraltar | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/02/06 | Sailed for the East Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/06/20 | Present at the 2nd Battle of Cuddalore | |
| 1784/06 | Sailed home and paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/04 | Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1786/01 | Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £14867.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/09 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/10 | Recommissioned as a store ship for the Downs | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/10 | Re-classed as a UnratedStoreship | |
| 1793/12 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £5709.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/04 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/04 | Re-classed as a 64 gun Third RateShip of the Line | |
| 1795/04 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/07 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £8672.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/03 | Re-classed as a UnratedTroop Ship | |
| 1799/05 | Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/07 | Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £2543.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/12 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/01 | Recommissioned as a Troop Ship | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/03 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £6713.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/04 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/04 | Paid off into ordinary | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/11 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/01 | Recommissioned for the North Sea | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/02 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/01 | Re-classed as a 64 gun Third RateShip of the Line | |
| 1805/04/12 | Took the Privateer Alerte | |
| 1807/01 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/02 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/06 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/08/15 | Present at the Second Battle of Copenhagen | |
| 1808/08 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/05 | Re-classed as a UnratedPowder Magazine | |
| 1809/05 | fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810 | Powder magazine at Halifax | BWAS-1714 |
| 1820 | Broken up at Halifax | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NA-ROA | The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. | Book | |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |