HMS Dreadnought (1742)

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

HMS Dreadnought was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Deptford, and was launched on 23 June 1742.^[1] Dreadnought served until 1784, when she was sold out of the service.^[1]

Dreadnought
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Dreadnought
Ordered	5 December 1740
Builder	Wells, Deptford
Launched	23 June 1742
Fate	Sold 1784
History
Great Britain
Name	Dreadnought
Namesake	Previous name retained
Fate	Foundered 1803
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1093 (bm)
Length	144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pounder guns QD: 8 × 6-pounder guns Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

Retaining her name, Dreadnought operated as a merchant ship after her naval service until she foundered in the English Channel, 3 leagues — 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) — south of North Foreland, Kent, England, in 1803.^[2]