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HMS Dreadnought (1742)

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Name
  
HMS Dreadnought

Fate
  
Sold, 1784

Launched
  
23 June 1742

Ordered
  
5 December 1740

Tons burthen
  
1093 (bm)

Builder
  
Deptford

Class and type
  
1733 proposals 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line

Length
  
144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)

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.

Dreadnought served until 1784, when she was sold out of the service.

References

HMS Dreadnought (1742) Wikipedia