HMS Invincible (1808)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Invincible
Ordered	25 June 1801
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	1 January 1806
Launched	15 March 1808
Fate	Broken up, 1861
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Ganges-class ship of the line [ citation needed ]
Tons burthen	1673 62⁄94 (bm)
Length	169 ft 6 in (51.66 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 8.5 in (14.542 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 3 in (6.17 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-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. 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.