Class overview | |
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Name: | Inflexible |
Operators: | Royal Navy |
Preceded by: | Worcester class |
Succeeded by: | Crown class |
In service: | 7 March 1780 – 1820 |
Completed: | 4 |
Lost: | 1 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Ship of the line |
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Beam: | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
Propulsion: | Sails |
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Notes: | Ships in class include: Inflexible, Africa, Dictator, Sceptre |
The Inflexible-class ships of the line were a class of four 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade. The lines of this class were based heavily on Slade's earlier 74-gun Albion-class.