HMS Dreadnought (1691)

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NameHMS Dreadnought
BuilderJohnson, Blackwall Yard
Launched1691
FateBroken up, 1748
General characteristics as built [1]
Class and type64-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen852
Length142 ft (43.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam36 ft 5.5 in (11.1 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament64 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1706 rebuild [2]
Class and type60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen911
Length142 ft 10.5 in (43.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft 1 in (11.6 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail plan Full-rigged ship
Armament60 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Dreadnought was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Blackwall Yard in 1691. She was reduced to a fourth rate in 1697. [1]

Dreadnought was rebuilt at Blackwall in 1706 as a fourth rate of 60 guns. She was enlarged in 1722, and converted into a hulk in 1740. She continued to serve in this role until 1748, when she was broken up. [2]

She was captained from 1716 to 1718 by Sir Tancred Robinson. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 164.
  2. 1 2 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 167.
  3. "Sir Tancred Robinson (d. 1754)" . Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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