| Dido | 3907 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 28 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1782/06/05 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1782/09 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1784/11/27 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1787/09 | ||
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Sandgate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Enterprise Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | John Williams | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | & Hall Stewart | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Sold | 1817/04/03 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 120' 5" | Imperial Feet | 36.703 | Length of Keel | 99' 3" | Imperial Feet | 30.2514 | Breadth | 33' 7" | Imperial Feet | 10.2362 | Depth in Hold | 11' 0" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 595 39⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1784/11/27 | Broadside Weight = 177 Imperial Pound ( 80.2698 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 24 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 12 | British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 18-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1771/01/03 | 200 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1787/09 | 1790/07 | Captain | Charles Sandys | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/07/19 | 1790/12 | Captain | Sir Edward Buller | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/04 | 1794 | Captain | Charles Hamilton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794 | 1795/07 | Captain | George Phillips Towry | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/07 | 1797/07 | Captain | Henry Hotham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/08 | 1799 | Captain | Edward Marsh | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/02 | 1802 | Commander | David Colby | BWAS-1714 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/07/26 | 1797/03/27 | Midshipman | Charles Cobbe | |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1784/11/29 | Began fitting for ordinary at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/03/15 | Completed fitting for ordinary at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £3272.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1786/11 | Began coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/02/17 | Completed coppering and fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £1353.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/03 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1787/10 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4258.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/04/05 | Sailed for Nova Scotia | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/03 | Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/04 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/05 | Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £11612.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/11/21 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/03 | Took the Privateer Cutter La Téméraire | |
| 1795/06/24 | Present at the Action of 1795-06-24 | |
| 1800/02 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/02 | Re-classed as a 16 gun UnratedTroop Ship | |
| 1801 | Egypt operations | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/10 | Re-classed as a Other VesselsPrison Ship | |
| 1807 | Staitioned off Cowes | BWAS-1714 |
| 1817/04/03 | Sold to Josiah Holmes at Portsmouth for £1,320 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |