HMS Caledonia (1808)
 HMS Caledonia, 120 guns, lying in Plymouth Sound
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| History | |
|---|---|
 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
Construction
The
Active service
Caledonia proved to be a very successful ship, and it was said that 'This fine three-decker rides easy at her anchors, carries her lee ports well, rolls and pitches quite easy, generally carries her helm half a turn a-weather, steers, works and stays remarkably well, is a weatherly ship, and lies-to very close.' She was 'allowed by all hands to be faultless'. In later years she was to become the standard design for British three-deckers.[3]
On 12 February 1814 she took part with HMS Boyne in action against the French ship of the line Romulus off Toulon; the French vessel managed to escape to Toulon by sailing close to the coast to avoid being surrounded.
In 1831 she was part of the Experimental Squadron of the Channel Fleet under Sir Edward Codrington. On 12 September that year she took part in an experiment whereby she was towed by the frigate HMS Galatea by means of hand-worked paddles alone.[4]
In 1856 she was converted to a
Notes
- ^ a b c d Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p. 182.
- ^ Winfield 2010, p.77
- ^ Lavery, Nelson's Navy, p. 44.
- ^ Major-General Edward Elers Napier, The Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir Charles Napier K.C.B. (London: Hurst & Blackett, 1862), Volume I, p. 152.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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References
- Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0851772528.
- Lavery, Brian (1989). Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation 1793-1815. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0851775217.
- Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1861760329.
- Winfield, Rif (2010). First Rate: The Greatest Warships of the Age of Sail. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591142645.
External links
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