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HMS Imperieuse (1805) (3rd)
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This the third ship to carry the name HMS Imperieuse was a fifth
rate, 38-gun, ship. Originally Spanish, the Medea, captured 05-Oct-1804 in the Atlantic, while at peace with Spain and renamed HMS Iphigenia. 147ft long, 40ft wide and of 1,046 tons builders measurement. Armed with 14 x 32pdr carronades, 28 x 12pdr and 2 x 9pdr guns. Renamed HMS Imperieuse 1805. Used for harbour service from May-1818. Sold 10-Sep-1838. Won the Battle Honour: Basque Roads 1809.
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