50°44′34″N 01°02′23″W / 50.74278°N 1.03972°W
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Invincible_74_canons_integre_a_la_Royal_Navy.jpg) Invincible
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| History | |
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| Name | Invincible |
| Builder | Rochefort |
| Laid down | May 1741 |
| Launched | 21 October 1744 |
| Captured | 3 May 1747, by Royal Navy |
| Notes |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:White_Ensign_of_Great_Britain_(1707%E2%80%931800).svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Invincible |
| Acquired | 3 May 1747 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1758 |
| General characteristics (as re-measured by the British following her capture) | |
| Tons burthen | 1,793 tons |
| Length | 171 ft 3 in (52.20 m) (gun deck length) |
| Beam | 49 ft 3 in (15.01 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament | 74 guns of various weights of shot |
Invincible was originally a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy launched in October 1744. Captured on 14 May 1747, she was taken into Royal Navy service as the third rate HMS Invincible. She was wrecked in 1758 after hitting a sandbank. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.