HMS Dreadnought (disambiguation)

Dreadnought is a generic term for a ship or other military platform much superior to competitors. The Royal Navy has had numerous ships designated HMS Dreadnought, the best-known being the first all-big-gun battleship, HMS Dreadnought (1905)

of 40 guns built in 1553. [1] a 41-gun ship launched in 1573, rebuilt in 1592 and 1614, then broken up in 1648. a 52-gun Speaker-class frigate launched in 1654 as Torrington, renamed HMS Dreadnought at the Restoration in 1660, and lost in 1690. a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line launched in 1691, rebuilt in 1706 and broken up 1748. a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1742 and sold 1784. a 98-gun second rate launched in 1801, converted to a hospital ship in 1827, and broken up 1857. a battleship launched in 1875 and hulked in 1903, then sold in 1908. a revolutionary battleship, launched in 1906 and sold for breakup in 1921. the UK's first nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1960 and decommissioned in 1980