Dreadnought, 1875
Type: Battle ship, 1st Class ; late Turret ship ; Armament 4 x 12.5
Launched : 8 Mar 1875 ; Disposal date or year : 14 Jul 1908
BM: 5030 tons ; Displacement: 10886 tons
Propulsion: Twin Screw Complement: 440
Machinery notes: 8000 hpi 1000 hp ; Speed ; 14.2 knots ;
Notes:
Laid down as Fury.
1870 Building, Pembroke
1879 Portsmouth
Apr 1886 Mediterranean
16 Apr 1886 Suda Bay. HMS Dreadnought arrived today.
8 May 1886 Serving in Greek Waters. See Temeraire for more detail.
13 Dec 1887 Re-commissioned at Malta
1890 FO, Mediterranean
27 Jun 1900 Sheerness and Chatham. Orders received for vessels to be specially commissioned for a naval mobilization to take place on Tuesday, July 10th - see Colossus for details.
1903 hulk