HMS Dragon (1798)

	HMS Dragon by Antoine Roux
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Dragon
Ordered	30 April 1795
Builder	Wells, Rotherhithe
Laid down	August 1795
Launched	2 April 1798
Renamed	HMS Fame in 1842
Honours and; awards	Participated in:; Battle of Cape Finisterre; Battle of Hampden; Battle of Fort Peter; Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt";
Fate	Broken up, 1850
General characteristics
Class and type	74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1814+74⁄95 (bm)
Length	178 ft (54.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam	48 ft 3 in (14.7 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 6 in (6.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns; Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns;

HMS Dragon was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 2 April 1798 at Rotherhithe. She was designed by Sir William Rule, and was the only ship built to her draught.

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