HMS Impregnable (1786)

HMS Impregnable on 17 August 1789, when King George III visited the ship
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Impregnable
Ordered13 September 1780
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1781
Launched15 April 1786
FateWrecked 18 October 1799
Notes
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeLondon-class ship of the line
Tons burthen18864794 (bm)
Length177 ft 6 in (54.10 m) (gundeck)
Beam49 ft (15 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 98 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs
The plan of Impregnable

HMS Impregnable was a Royal Navy 98-gun second rate ship of the line launched on 15 April 1786 at Deptford Dockyard.[1] She was wrecked in 1799 off Spithead.

  1. ^ a b Lavery (2003), p. 179.