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Indefatigable, 1784
Type: 5th Rate, late 3rd rate ; Armament 64 †
Launched : 1784 ;
Disposal date or year : 1816
Displacement : 1384 tons (BM)
Complement : 327 (1796)
Notes:
† 1794-95 Anson, Indefatigable, and Magnanime, cut down from 64s, retaining their 26 long 24s on their main deck, and fitted with 12 long 12-pounders and six 42-pounder carronades on the quarterdeck and forecastle ; with a complement at first of 310, but afterwards of 330 men..
13 Apr 1796 capture of the French frigate Unité by the Révolutionnaire while cruising off Ushant, and forming a part of a squadron composed of the frigates Indefatigable, Captain Sir Edward Pellew, Argo, Amazon, and Concorde.
20 Apr 1796 capture of the French 40-gun frigate Virginie, discovered off the Lizard, and after a long chase, by the frigates Indefatigable, Amazon, and Concorde.
Dec 1796 Cruising with a small squadron of frigates under her command off Brest, reporting the movements of the French fleet to the admiral of the British fleet, then cruising some distance of the Ushant [Captain Sir Edward Pellew].
15 Dec 1796 Whilst cruising off Brest observed and reported the French fleet depart from Brest, en route for the invasion of Ireland.
17 Dec 1796 Sailed to Falmouth to report the departure of the French fleet from Brest. Arrived Falmouth 20 Dec.
13-14 Jan 1797 Destruction of French 74, Droits de l'Homme by Indefatigable, Sir Edward Pellew and Amazon, Carthew Reynolds. The Amazon, with the Droits de l'Homme, ending up ashore on the French coast, and her ship's company taken prisoner.
25 Oct 1797 captured the French ship-privateer Hyène, of 24 long 8-pounders, late British 24-gun ship Hyæna.
7 Aug 1798 captured the French ship-corvette Vaillante near Isle of Ré, which was purchased into the Service as the Danaë.
8 May 1799 arrived Plymouth with news of the sighting of a Spanish squadron at sea.
3 Oct 1804 with a squadron which captured 3 valuable Spanish frigates Medea, Fama, Clara, which should have been four had not the Mercedes exploded, an event which was to bring about a return to war with Spain.
May 1805 Cruising, Channel.
20 Aug 1805 reconnoitred the Brest harbour and observed the French getting under way. and the following day accompanied the Admiral to view the French, now at anchor. 22 Aug brief encounter with the French fleet before it sailed back into the safety of Brest.
12 May 1806 Pallas, with Indefatigable and Kingfisher reconnoitre the French squadron in the road of the Isle of Aix.
14-16 Jul 1806 the ships' boats from the Prince-of-Wales, Centaur, Conqueror, Monarch, Revenge, and Polyphemus, along with 3 boats each from the Indefatigable and Iris, capture the French 16-gun brig-corvette César from the R. Gironde.
Plymouth 29 Dec 1806 Sailed on a cruise off Cape Finisterre.
7 Mar - Apr 1809 had arrived in Basque roads. 11 Apr the use of fire ships, explosion-vessels, and Congreve rockets against the French fleet at Basque roads and the results thereof. 12 Apr attempt made to destroy grounded French vessels, following the previous night's attack.
Plymouth 22 Mar 1811 Sailed to the westward.
Portsmouth 2 Apr 1811 Reported to be ready to sail for China.
Deal 19 May 1812 Sailed for Sheerness.
Deal 28 Oct 1812 Arrived from off the Texel.
Portsmouth 6 Nov 1812 Arrived from the Downs.
Portsmouth 20 Apr 1813 Sailed with the East India convoy.
Rio Janeiro 4 Oct 1814 Remains.