HMS Dreadnought (1801)
Dreadnought as a quarantine ship, mid-1800s | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Dreadnought |
| Ordered | 17 January 1788 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | July 1788 |
| Launched | 13 June 1801 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1857 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Neptune-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2,110 (bm) |
| Length | 185 ft (56 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 51 ft (16 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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HMS Dreadnought was a Royal Navy 98-gun second rate. This ship of the line was launched at Portsmouth at midday on Saturday, 13 June 1801, after she had spent 13 years on the stocks. She was the first man-of-war launched since the Act of Union 1800 created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and at her head displayed a lion couchant on a scroll bearing the Royal arms as emblazoned on the Standard.