Repro ID: PU6149
Title: The Dreadnought, 104 Guns. At present lying off Greenwich for the Seamen's Hospital.
Description: HMS 'Dreadnought' (1801) served as a hospital ship for the Seamen's Hospital, founded in 1821 to care for sick and injured seafarers in the merchant navy. For half a century, from 1821 to 1871, the work of the Society was carried out on board three successive vessels named 'Dreadnought' moored in the Thames at Greenwich.
Creator: Cooke, Edward William [artist & engraver]
Date: 19th Century
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
