HMS Dreadnought (1801)

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.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dreadnought.

Dreadnought as a quarantine ship, mid-1800s
History
United Kingdom
NameDreadnought
Ordered17 January 1788
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Laid downJuly 1788
Launched13 June 1801
FateBroken up, 1857
Notes
General characteristics
Class and typeNeptune-class ship of the line
Tons burthen2,110 (bm)
Length185 ft (56 m) (gundeck)
Beam51 ft (16 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Middle gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 12-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounder guns
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