HMS Impregnable (1786)
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Impregnable |
| Ordered: | 13 September 1780 |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down: | October 1781 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1786 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1799 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | London-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1871 tons (1901 tonnes) |
| Length: | 177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
98 guns:
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HMS Impregnable was a Royal Navy 98-gun second rate. This ship of the line was launched on 15 April 1786 at Deptford Dockyard.[1] She was wrecked in 1799 off Spithead.
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Service
In 1794, Impregnable served as Rear Admiral Caldwell's flagship at the Glorious First of June.
Fate
She was lost off Chichester on 18 October 1799.[1] She had escorted a convoy of 12 merchantmen from Lisbon to the Isle of Wight and her master, Michael Jenking, was anxious to get into Spithead that night.[2] The result was that she ended up on the Chichester Shoals. She anchored overnight and cut away her masts. At dawn her crew discovered that she had beaten a mile and a half over the shoals and lay near the entrance to Langstone Harbour.[2] The following day she was found to have bilged. After was stripped of her guns and anything else that could be retrieved, the Admiralty sold Impregnable's remains to a Portsmouth merchant, A. Lindenegren.[2] The court martial on 30 October dismissed Master Jenkins from the service.[2]
Citations and notes
References
- Gossett, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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