HMS Irresistible (1782)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Irresistible.

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Irresistible
Ordered	8 July 1778
Builder	Barnard, Harwich
Laid down	October 1778
Launched	6 December 1782
Fate	Broken up, 1806
Notes	Participated in: Battle of Groix Battle of Cape St Vincent
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Albion-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1643 (bm)
Length	168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
Depth of hold	18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Irresistible was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 6 December 1782 at Harwich.^[1]

Career

Irresistible captured the French privateer Quatre frères in April 1797 in the Mediterranean.^[2] The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Transfer.

Shows Irresistible at Cape St Vincent, 1797

Irresistible fought at the Battle of Groix in 1795, and at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797 and captured two Spanish frigates at the action of 26 April 1797.

Fate

Irresistible was broken up in 1806.^[1]

Citations and notes

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 180.
2. "No. 15339". The London Gazette. 21 February 1801. p. 222.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.