Inflexible class

Inflexible class

Ship data country  United Kingdom Ship type Ship of the line Construction period 1777 to 1782 Launch of the type ship March 7, 1780 Units built 4th period of service 1781 to 1820

Ship dimensions and crew length 39.8 m ( Lpp ) width 13.5 m displacement 1,386 tn.l.

Rigging and rigging Rigging Full ship Number of masts 3

Armament 26 × 24 pounder 26 × 18 pounder 2 × 9 pounders 10 × 4 pounders

The Inflexible class was a class of four ships of the line of the British Royal Navy built between 1777 and 1782 . The ships of the class were armed with 64 cannons and classified as third rank warships .

The Inflexible class consisted of the following ships:

• HMS Inflexible : launched on March 7, 1780, broken up in 1820.
• HMS Africa : launched on April 11, 1781, wrecked 1814.
• HMS Scepter : launched on June 8, 1781, stranded on November 5, 1799, 349 dead.
• HMS Dictator : Launched January 6, 1783, wrecked 1817.