HMS Indefatigable (1784)
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HMS Indefatigable was one of the Ardent-class 64-gun third-rate ships-of-the-line designed by Sir Thomas Slade in 1761 for the Royal Navy. She was built as a ship-of-the-line, but most of her active s
Indefatigable (left) at the action of 21 April 1796
Portrait of Sir Edward Pellew by Thomas Lawrence, 1797.
Virginie fighting HMS Indefatigable
Fight of the Indefatigable (left) and Droits de l'Homme, as depicted by Léopold le Guen (1853)
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In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. In the 17th to early 18th centuries the term "frigate" was loosely given to any full-rigged ship built for sp
HMS Indefatigable (1784)
…Slade in 1761 for the Royal Navy. She was built as a ship-of-the-line, but most of her active service took place after her conversion to a 44-gun razee frigate. She had a long career under several distinguished commanders, serving throughout the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. She took some…
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