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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Indefatigable (1794) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Age of Sail frigate
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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
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numerous French privateers ⓘ |
| class | Artois-class frigate ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Edward Pellew
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surface form:
Sir Edward Pellew
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| 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
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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
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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
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commerce raider ⓘ convoy escort ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| station | Channel Fleet ⓘ |
| tonnage | about 1,384 tons burthen ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Quiberon expedition
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operations off Biscay coast ⓘ operations off Ushant ⓘ |
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