HMS Caledonia (1808)

HMS Caledonia, 120 guns, lying in Plymouth Sound
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	120 guns: Gundeck: 32 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 34 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 34 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 6 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Poop deck: 2 × 18 pdr carronades

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.