| Indefatigable | 4860 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 64 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1780/08/03 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1781/05 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Acquired | 1784/07 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1794/12 | ||
| Shipyard | Bucklers Hard | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Henry Adams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1816/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 160' 1 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 48.7998 | Length of Keel | 131' 10 ¾" | Imperial Feet | 40.2018 | Breadth | 44' 5" | Imperial Feet | 13.5382 | Depth in Hold | 19' 0" | Imperial Feet | 5.7912 | Burthen | 1,384 3⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795 | Broadside Weight = 480 Imperial Pound ( 217.68 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/12 | 1799 | Captain | Sir Edward Pellew | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/03 | 1800 | Captain | Henry Curzon | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/01 | 1801 | Captain | Mathew Henry Scott | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/12 | 1805/10 | Captain | Graham Moore | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/10 | 1809/10 | Captain | John Tremayne Rodd | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/10 | 1809/12 | Captain | Henry Edward Reginald Baker | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/12 | 1812/06 | Captain | John Broughton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812/06 | 1815 | Captain | John Fyffe | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797 | 1797/01/20 | First Lieutenant | John Thomson | TRN4 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799/09/01 | 1802/04/08 | Midshipman | John Man | NAO |
| 1803/09/12 | 1807/12 | Midshipman | Edward Biddulph | NBD1849 |
| 1806/02 | 1812/01/22 | Midshipman | Frederick Bullock | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1797/05/23 | 1799/08/31 | Able Seaman | John Man | NAO |
| 1804/11/28 | 1806/02 | 1st Class Volunteer | Frederick Bullock | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1784/09/13 | Completed at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £36154.18.7d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/09 | Re-classed as a 38 gun Fifth RateFrigate | |
| 1794/09 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/12 | First commissioned, "for cruising" | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/05 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8764.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/04/20 | Present at the Action of 1796-04-20 | |
| 1796/04/22 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Virginie | |
| 1796/06/11 | Took the Privateer Brig Blonde | |
| 1796/06/11 | Took the Privateer Brig Trois Couleurs off Brest | |
| 1796/10/02 | Took the Privateer Schooner Revanche | |
| 1797/01/13 | Drove Les Droits de l'Homme ashore off the Penmarcks | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/01/14 | Present at the Chase of the Droits de l'Homme | |
| 1797/04/30 | Took the Privateer Les Basque | |
| 1797/05/11 | Took the Privateer Brig Les Nouvelle Eugenie in the Channel | |
| 1797/10/14 | Took the Privateer Ship L'Hyene off Teneriffe | |
| 1797/10/14 | Took the Unrated Cutter Ranger near the Canaries | |
| 1798/01/04 | Took the Privateer Le Vengeur in the Channel | |
| 1798/01/16 | Took the Privateer Ship Inconcevable | |
| 1798/01/28 | Took the Privateer Ship Heureuse Nouvelle | |
| 1798/08/05 | Took the Privateer Ship L'Heureux | |
| 1798/08/07 | Took the Sixth Rate Corvette Danaé in the Bay of Biscay | |
| 1798/12/31 | Took the Privateer La Minerve off Ushant | |
| 1799/05/31 | Took the Privateer Ship Vénus | |
| 1799/06 | Took the Privateer Le Vengeur | |
| 1800/08/25 | Present at the Attack on Ferrol | |
| 1800/10/22 | Took the Sixth Rate Corvette Vénus off the Portugese Coast | |
| 1800/10/22 | Took the Unrated Corvette Venus in the Atlantic | |
| 1804/10/05 | Present at the Battle of Cape St Maria | |
| 1808/07/31 | Took the Privateer Ship Diane off the Gironde | |
| 1809/01/14 | Took the Privateer Clarisse in the Channel | |
| 1812 | On the South American station | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| TRN4 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IV | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |