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HMS Dreadnought |
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HMS Dreadnought Laid Down : 10th September 1870 Launched : 8th March 1875 Completed : 15th February 1879 Type : Battleship Class : Builder : Pembroke Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Sold for scrap 14th July 1908. |
Built at Pembroke Dockyard and built as a larger version of HMS Devastation. HMS Dreadnaught was laid down on the 10th September 1870, launched 8th march 1875 and completed 15th February 1879. She was a popular ship in the navy. In 1884 a number of Machine guns were added and these were later replaced in 1894 by six 6 pounder Quick Firing guns and ten ten 3 pounder Quick Firing guns. HMS Dreadnaught had a refit in 1898 when she had larger funnels and was re-boilered. She continued in service until 1900 when she was re classified as a second class battleship and in 1902 she was used for harbour duties and placed in reserve in 1905 and finally scrapped in 1908. Displacement: 10,886 tons, Speed 14.5 knots, range 5,700 miles at 10 knots, compliment: 369. Armament: four 12 - inch MLR in two pairs. plus six 6 pounder and 10 three pounder QF guns. |
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10th September 1870 - Laid down at Pembroke Dockyard 8th March 1875 - Launched 8th March 1875 - Launched 15th February 1879 - Commissioned 15th February 1879 - Commissioned into reserve 1884 - Commissioned for sevice in the Mediterranean 1890 - Mediterranean and Red Sea Fleet 8th August 1890 - Arrived Salonica 16th August 1890 - Sailed Salonika for Lemnos 4th December 1890 - Arrived Suda Bay 1891 - Mediterranean and Red Sea Fleet 9th March 1891 - Arrived Piraeus 13th March 1891 - Sailed Piraeus for Smyrna 4th August 1891 - Arrived Alexandria 4th August 1891 - Arrived Alexandria 10th August 1891 - Arrived Alexandria 14th August 1891 - Sailed Alexandria for Lemnos 14th August 1891 - Sailed Alexandria for Lemnos 17th August 1891 - Arrived Lemnos 24th August 1891 - Sailed Lemnos for Thaso 25th August 1891 - Arrived Thaso 3rd September 1891 - Sailed Thaso for Mitylene 17th September 1891 - Arrived Marmarice 1892 - Mediterranean and Red Sea Fleet 29th January 1892 - Off Snipe Point near Platea 6th February 1892 - Sailed Platea for Smyrna 15th March 1892 - Arrived Alexandria 18th June 1892 - Sailed Malta 17th July 1892 - Arrived Malta from Piraeus 25th July 1892 - 1892 Sailed Malta for Sicily and Naples 19th December 1892 - Anchored off Volo 21st December 1892 - Arrived Athens 1893 - Mediterranean and Red Sea Fleet 1894 - Mediterranean and Red Sea Fleet 1895 - Served as Coast Guard ship at Bantry Bay, Ireland 4th August 1895 - At Lough Swilley with the Reserve Fleet 16th July 1896 - Sailed Falmouth Roads 16th July 1896 - Arrived Portland 5th June 1900 - Arrived Torbay for Manoeuvres 3rd July 1900 - Basin trials at Chatham 7th July 1900 - Participated in the Summer Fleet Manoeuvres 16th August 1902 - Coronation Review at Spithead 14th July 1908 - Sold For Break Up |
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