HMS Inflexible (1780)
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Inflexible. Plan showing the inboard profile for Inflexible (1780), and later for Africa , Dictator , and Sceptre , all 64-gun third rate, two-deckers. History UK Name: HMS Inflexible Ordered: 26 February 1777 Builder: Barnard, Harwich Laid down: April 1777 Launched: 7 March 1780 Honours and awards: Participated in Battle of Cuddalore Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt" [1] Fate: Broken up, 1820 General characteristics [2] Class and type: Inflexible -class ship of the line Tons burthen: 1386 (bm) Length: 159 ft (48 m) (gundeck) Beam: 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) Depth of hold: 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) Propulsion: Sails Sail plan: Full rigged ship Armament: Gundeck: 26 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns QD: 10 × 4-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns HMS Inflexible was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 7 March 1780 at Harwich. [2] In 1783, she fought in the Battle of Cuddalore. B