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Baseboard for the contemporary block model of the Indefatigable (1784) a 64 gun, third rate ship of the line.
CA: BAB. Referenced in Anderson's catalogue (1952) as Royal Naval Museum Catalogue (1913), pg 24, Edinburgh Room, No 4 Case, No 3 'HMS Indefatigable 64 guns, 1384 tons. Built in 1784'.
The ?Indefatigable? was built at Buckler?s Hard by Adams and designed by Sir T. Slade. It measured 160 feet along the gun deck by 44 feet in the beam, displacing 1384 tons. In 1794 it was reduced to a fifth rate and subsequently commissioned to patrol the Channel, capturing a number of French privateers in 1795?1800. In 1805 it took part in the blockade of Brest and in 1812?15 it was stationed in South America. It was broken up in 1816 at Sheerness.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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