| Druid | 3994 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 32 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1780/03/20 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1780/08 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1783/06/16 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Bristol | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Hermione Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Edward Hunt | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | & Tombes Teast | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1813/10 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 129' 1 ¼" | Imperial Feet | 39.351 | Length of Keel | 107' 1 ⅜" | Imperial Feet | 32.6485 | Breadth | 35' 5 ⅞" | Imperial Feet | 10.8172 | Depth in Hold | 12' 10" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 8' 10 ½" | Imperial Feet | 2.7051 | Draught Aft | 14' 11 ½" | Imperial Feet | 4.5593 | Burthen | 717 57⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783/06/16 | Broadside Weight = 282 Imperial Pound ( 127.887 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1780/03/25 | 220 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1783/06 | 1784 | Captain | John Macbride | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784 | 1784 | Captain | George Anson Byron | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785 | 1788/02 | Captain | Joseph Ellison | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790 | 1795 | Captain | Joseph Ellison | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795 | 1795 | Captain | Robert Carthew Reynolds | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/08/05 | 1797/03/07 | Captain | Richard King | NAO |
| 1796 | 1796/07 | Captain | Richard King | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/07 | 1797/03 | Captain | Edward Codrington | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/02 | 1802 | Commander | Charles Apthorpe | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802 | 1802/10 | Captain | Charles Bayntun Hodgson Ross | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/04 | 1806/07 | Captain | Philip Bowes Vere Broke | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/07 | 1807/07 | Captain | John Astley Bennett | BWAS-1714 |
| 1807/07 | 1808 | Captain | Donald Hugh Mackay | BWAS-1714 |
| 1808 | 1810/08 | Captain | Sir William Bolton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/08 | 1811/05 | Captain | Sir John Louis | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/05 | 1811/06 | Captain | John Clarke Searle | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/06 | 1812/05 | Captain | Abel Ferris | BWAS-1714 |
| 1812/05 | 1813 | Captain | Francis Stanfell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813 | 1813/11 | Captain | William King | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1791 | 1793/09/16 | Lieutenant | Amelius Beauclerk | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1787/09/30 | 1789 | Captains Servant | Richard Bourne | NBD1849 |
| 1793/04 | Unknown | Able Seaman | Richard Bluett | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1783/08/14 | Began coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/11/11 | Completed coppering and fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £8719.18.2d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/06 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1785/07 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £4585.4.3d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/02 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/08 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/10 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/01 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £8331.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1792/04/06 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/06 | Took the Privateer L'Espérance in the Channel | |
| 1796/01/07 | Took the Fifth Rate Flûte La Ville de Lorient | |
| 1797/03 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/02 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/02 | Re-classed as a 16 gun UnratedTroop Ship | |
| 1798/02 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/04 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £7397.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/05 | Ostend operations | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/10 | At Gibraltar and armed en-flute | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801 | Sailed to the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802 | Sailed to Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/10 | Paid off? | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/10 | Began repairs at Deptford | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/04 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/04 | Re-classed as a 32 gun Fifth RateFrigate | |
| 1805/04 | Completed repairs at Deptford at a cost of £13361.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/04 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/06 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/02/02 | Took the Privateer Le Prince Murat | |
| 1806/05/01 | Took the Unrated Le Pandour | |
| 1809/11/13 | Took the Unrated Brig Le Basque | |
| 1810/08/28 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813 | In home waters | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/11 | Broken up at Woolwich | BWAS-1714 |
| Fleets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Fleet | Fleet Commander | Source | 1798/05/14 | 1798/05/20 | Raid on Ostend | Home Riggs Popham |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |