HMS Irresistible (1782)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Irresistible.
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Irresistible
Ordered8 July 1778
BuilderBarnard, Harwich
Laid downOctober 1778
Launched6 December 1782
FateBroken up, 1806
Notes
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeAlbion-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1643 (bm)
Length168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Depth of hold18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Irresistible was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 6 December 1782 at Harwich.[1]

Career

Irresistible captured the French privateer Quatre frères in April 1797 in the Mediterranean.[2] The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Transfer.

Shows Irresistible at Cape St Vincent, 1797

Irresistible fought at the Battle of Groix in 1795, and at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797 and captured two Spanish frigates at the action of 26 April 1797.

Fate

Irresistible was broken up in 1806.[1]

Citations and notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p180.
  2. ^ "No. 15339". The London Gazette. 21 February 1801. p. 222.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.