HMS Dreadnought (1660)


The English ship Torrington was a 52-gun frigate falcons. By 1677 this had been reduced to 62 guns, comprising 24 24-pounders, 24 demi-culverins, 12 sakers and 2 3-pounders.
During the Second Anglo-Dutch War, she took part in the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665, and the Four Days' Battle and St James's Day Fight in 1666. In the Third Anglo-Dutch War, she took part in the Battle of Solebay in 1672, and in both Battles of Schooneveld and the Battle of Texel in 1673. After an active career in both the Second Dutch War and Third Dutch War, Dreadnought foundered at sea off the North Foreland on 16 October 1690.