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Invincible 74 guns commanded by Sir John Bentley Kt in the years 1749-1752 and of which this drawing was made by his Clerk during the time of St John's command. Sir John commanded the Invincible twice again in the year 1757 until she was lost in 1758 in the month of February she was one of the fleet attached to the fleet expedition against Louisburg under the direction of Adml Boscawen but was lost in turning out of Spithead on a shore in consequence of missing stays Sir John was tried...
A starboard-broadside view of the Invincible, positioned at the lower half of the vertically-oriented sheet; the upper half is rendered with clouds. In the distance are some houses on the docks on the right, and to the left can be discerned some trees.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD8491 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hood, John |
| Vessels: | Invincible (1744) |
| Date made: | 1747 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 344 mm x 260 mm |