HMS Caledonia (1808)
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 Fight of the Romulus against HMS Boyne and HMS Caledonia, by Gilbert Pierre-Julien (1783 - 1860) |
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Caledonia |
| Ordered: | 19 January 1797 |
| Builder: | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | January 1805 |
| Launched: | 25 June 1808 |
| Renamed: | HMS Dreadnought, 1856 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in bombardment of Algiers, 1816 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1875 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Caledonia-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 2616 tons (2658 tonnes) |
| Length: | 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 53 ft 6 in (16.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 23 ft 2 in (7.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
120 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Caledonia.
HMS Caledonia was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 June 1808 at Plymouth. She was Admiral Pellew's flagship in the Mediterranean.
In 1856 she was converted to a hospital ship, renamed Dreadnought and became the second floating Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital at Greenwich, where she remained until 1870. In 1871 she was briefly returned to service to accommodate patients recovering from the smallpox epidemic of that year. She was broken up in 1875.
[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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