| Dryad | 3996 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1794/05/24 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1794/06 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Named | 1795/02/26 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1795/06/04 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | William Barnard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1860/02/09 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 142' 8" | Imperial Feet | 43.4848 | Length of Keel | 119' 0" | Imperial Feet | 36.2712 | Breadth | 38' 2 ½" | Imperial Feet | 11.6459 | Depth in Hold | 13' 5" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 924 6⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795/06/04 | Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 8 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1794/05/29 | 264 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1803 | 1803 | Admiral of the Blue | Alan Gardner | BWAS-1793 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1795/06 | 1795/12/07 | Captain | Robert Allaster Forbes† | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/12/07 | 1796/04 | Captain | Amelius Beauclerk | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/04 | 1796/06 | Commander | John King Pulling | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/06 | 1798/12 | Captain | Amelius Beauclerk | BWAS-1793 |
| 1798/12 | 1801 | Captain | Charles John Moore Mansfield | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802 | 1802/09 | Captain | Robert Williams | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/09 | 1803 | Captain | William Domett | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803 | 1804 | Captain | John Giffard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/01 | 1807 | Captain | Sir Adam Drummond | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808 | 1808 | Captain | William Pryce Cumby | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809 | 1813 | Captain | Edward Galway | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1831/08/15 | 1833/07/19 | Lieutenant | Charles John Bosanquet | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1825/11 | 1826 | Midshipman | St Leger Aldworth | NL1865 |
| 1826 | 1829/06 | Masters Mate | St Leger Aldworth | NL1865 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/10 | 1804/06 | 1st Class Volunteer | William Edward Hughes Allen | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1794/06 | Began building at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/06 | Commissioned for the Irish Station | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/06/04 | Completed building at Deptford at a cost of £14027.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/06/05 | Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/06/16 | Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £1174.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/06/16 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1795/08/15 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £8542.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/05/02 | Took the Privateer Cutter L'Abeille off the Lizard | |
| 1796/06/13 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate La Proserpine | |
| 1796/10/16 | Took the Privateer Le Vantour | |
| 1797/08/19 | Took the Privateer L'Eclaire | |
| 1797/09/09 | Sank the privateer Cornelie | BWAS-1793 |
| 1797/10/10 | Took the Privateer La Brune | |
| 1798/02/04 | Took the Privateer Le Mars off Cape Clear | |
| 1801/03/05 | Took the Privateer Corvette Le Premier Consul in lat 50 deg. 6 min. North, long. 12 deg. West | |
| 1802/09 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803 | On the Irish Station | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/03/22 | Took the Privateer Le Rennais | |
| 1809/07/28 | Present at the Expedition to the Scheldt | |
| 1809/07/28 | Present at the Walcheren Expedition | |
| 1812/12/23 | Destroyed a 22-gun brig off Ile d'Yue | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813 | Sailed to Newfoundland, then home to pay off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/07 | Began large repair at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/02/26 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Clorinde off Ushant | |
| 1815/09 | Completed large repair at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £25538.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1819/06 | Waist was roofed over | BWAS-1793 |
| 1825/09 | Began fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1825/10 | Completed fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £6866.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1826/04 | fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £11280.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1829/08 | Began very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1830/08 | Completed very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £20620.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1832/08 | Laid up at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1837/08 | Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1838/03 | Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1860/02/09 | Breaking up completed at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| NL1865 | The Navy List 1865 | The Admiralty | Digital Book |