Dreadnought, 98 Guns
Details
| Nationality | British |  |
| Ordered | 1788/01/17 | B064 |
| Laid Down | 1788/07/00 | B064 |
| Named | 1788/10/23 | B064 |
| Launched | 1801/06/13 | B064 |
| Shipyard | Portsmouth DY | B064 |
| Designer | John Henslow | B064 |
| Master Shipbuilder | Henry Peake | B064 |
| Rate | Second Rate | |
| Type | Ship of the Line | |
| Out Service | 1857/03/31 | B064 |
| Fate | Broken Up | B064 |
Dimensions
| Source | B064 |
| Length of Gundeck | 184' 11" |
| Length of Keel | 152' 23/4" |
| Breadth | 51' 21/2" |
| Depth in Hold | 21' 6" |
| Draught Forward | 14' 7" |
| Draught Aft | 17' 6" |
| Burthen | 2,12323/94 |
Armament
| Date | 1801 | B064 |
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder |
| Middle Gun Deck | 30 | British 18-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck | 30 | British 12-Pounder |
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 12-Pounder |
| Forecastle | 2 | British 12-Pounder |
Crew
| Date | Men | Notes | Source |
| 1801 | 738 | Establishment | B064 |
Flag Officers
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1803/09 | 1804/05 | Admiral | William Cornwallis | B064 |
| 1805/01 | 1805/10 | Vice-Admiral | Cuthbert Collingwood | B064 |
| 1808 | 1811 | Rear-Admiral | Thomas Sotheby | B064 |
Commanders
| Date From | Date to | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1801/06 | 1803/04 | Post Captain | James Vashon | B064 |
| 1803/04 | 1803/05 | Post Captain | Sir James Bowen | B064 |
| 1803/05 | 1803/07 | Post Captain | Sir Edward Brace | B064 |
| 1803/07 | 1803/09 | Post Captain | William Domett | B064 |
| 1803/09 | 1804/05 | Post Captain | John Child Purvis | B064 |
| 1804/05 | 1805/01 | Post Captain | George Reynolds | B064 |
| 1805/01 | 1805/10 | Post Captain | Edward Rotherham | B064 |
| 1805/10 | 1806 | Post Captain | John Conn | B064 |
| 1806/12 | 1808 | Post Captain | William Lechmere | B064 |
| 1808 | 1810 | Post Captain | George Salt | B064 |
| 1810 | 1810/08 | Post Captain | Valentine Collard | B064 |
| 1810/08 | 1811/12 | Post Captain | Samuel Linzee | B064 |
Officers
| Date From | Date To | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
Service record
| 1801/06 | Commissioned | B064 |
| 1801/08/09 | Completed at a cost of £60,484 including fitting | B064 |
| 1806/09 | Began refit at Portsmouth | B064 |
| 1806/12 | Recommissioned | B064 |
| 1807/01 | Completed refit | B064 |
| 1811/12 | Paid off at Portsmouth | B064 |
| 1812/08 | Started a large repair at Portsmouth | B064 |
| 1814/03 | Completed large repair at a cost of £72,511 and placed in ordinary. | B064 |
| 1825/09 | Fitted at Portsmouth as a lazarette | B064 |
| 1831/03 | Began fitting as a hospital ship at Sheerness | B064 |
| 1831/05 | Completed fitting as a hospital ship | B064 |
| 1831/06 | At Sheerness | B064 |
| 1831/06 | Moved to Greenwich as the seaman's hospital | B064 |
| 1857/02/24 | Began breaking up at Woolwich | B064 |
| 1857/03/31 | Break up completed. The stores returned were valued as £3,389 | B064 |
Actions & Battles
| Date | Source | |
| 1805/10/21 | Battle of Trafalgar |
Notes
No Notes Entered
Sources
| B064 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 | Rif Winfield |
Last Updated :2008/09/15 at 21:53:57 by Cy