Indefatigable (1784); Warship; Third rate; 64-guns

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary block design model of the 64-gun, two-decker ship of the line ‘Indefatigable’ (1784). The number ‘2’ is painted on the base. The hull is painted white below the waterline and the locations of the gun ports and chain plates are painted on the side. The figurehead is in the form of a solid block.

The ‘Indefatigable’ was built at Buckler’s Hard by Adams and designed by Sir T. Slade. It measured 160 feet along the gun deck by 44 feet in the beam, displacing 1384 tons. In 1794 it was reduced to a fifth rate and subsequently commissioned to patrol the Channel, capturing a number of French privateers in 1795–1800. In 1805 it took part in the blockade of Brest and in 1812–15 it was stationed in South America. It was broken up in 1816 at Sheerness.

Object Details

ID: SLR0549
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Indefatigable (1784)
Date made: 1784
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 308 x 1173 x 281 mm; Base: 95 x 1232 x 267 mm
Parts: Indefatigable (1784); Warship; Third rate; 64-guns