HMS Dreadnought was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Deptford, and was launched on 23 June 1742.[1] Dreadnought served until 1784, when she was sold out of the service.[1]
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Name | HMS Dreadnought |
Ordered | 5 December 1740 |
Builder | Wells, Deptford |
Launched | 23 June 1742 |
Fate | Sold 1784 |
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Name | Dreadnought |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Fate | Foundered 1803 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1093 (bm) |
Length | 144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 41 ft 5 in (12.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
Retaining her name, Dreadnought operated as a merchant ship after her naval service until she foundered in the English Channel, 3 leagues — 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) — south of North Foreland, Kent, England, in 1803.[2]
Notes
editReferences
edit- 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.
External links
editMedia related to HMS Dreadnought (ship, 1742) at Wikimedia Commons
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