HMS Caledonia, 120 guns, lying in Plymouth Sound
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
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 [1] | |
Class and type | Caledonia-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 26165⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 205 ft (62 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 53 ft 6 in (16.31 m) |
Depth of hold | 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Caledonia was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 June 1808 at Plymouth.[1] She was Admiral Pellew's flagship in the Mediterranean.