HMS Impregnable

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Ten ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Impregnable:

Impregnable was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1789 and wrecked in 1799 near Chichester.
Impregnable was another 98-gun second-rate launched in 1810, renamed Kent in 1888, renamed Caledonia in 1891, and sold in 1906.

From 1862 the second Impregnable was used as a training ship at Devonport. As training ships were replaced or added to the establishment, each was renamed Impregnable when she took on the role. These ships were originally:

Howe, launched in 1860, was Impregnable from 1886–1919.
Inconstant, launched in 1868, was Impregnable II from 1898–1906.
Black Prince, launched in 1861, was Impregnable III from 1910–1923.
Circe, launched in 1827, was Impregnable IV from 1916–1922.
Powerful, launched in 1895, was Impregnable from 1919–1929.
Andromeda, launched in 1897, was Impregnable II from 1919–1931.
Caroline, launched in 1882, was Impregnable IV from 1919–1929.
Ganges, launched in 1821, was Impregnable III from 1922–1929.

Impregnable moved ashore in 1936, becoming a stone frigate, and closed in 1948.

References

J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.

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