French ship Invincible (1780)
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 Detail of Royal Louis sistership at Musee national de la Marine. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Invincible |
| Builder | Rochefort |
| Laid down | 20 February 1779 |
| Launched | 20 March 1780 |
| Commissioned | May 1780 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1806 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | First-rate ship of the line |
| Type | Invincible class |
| Displacement | 4670 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 2400 port tonneaux |
| Length | 59.8 m (196 ft) |
| Beam | 16.2 m (53 ft) |
| Height | 8.3 m (27 ft) |
| Depth of hold | 7.83m |
| Decks | 3 |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Crew | 1,055 officers and men in 1780 |
| Armament | 110 guns |
Invincible was a first-rate ship of the line of the French Royal Navy.
Built on plans by Francois Guillaume Clairin Deslauriers at Rochefort as part of the French naval mobilisation for the American War of Independence, she was a sister-ship of Royal Louis.
She was built within 13 month and completed in May 1780.
In 1781, stationed in the Antilles, she picked a British convoy. In 1782 she was ordered to Gibraltar, in Lamotte-Picquet's squadron. (Comte de la Motte was her captain April 1781–April 1783). She took part in the Battle of Cape Spartel, where she attacked the rear of the British squadron.
She was refitted several time (1781, 1784 and 1795) until her career came to an end in 1807 when she was disarmed and finally broken up in 1808 at Brest. Her replacement was the Commerce de Marseille of 118 guns.
Invincible, details of Vue du port de Brest by Jean-François Hue
