British Fifth Rate frigate 'Dryad' (1795)

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Dryad	3996
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	24.5.1794	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1794	BWAS-1793
Named	26.2.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.6.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Phoebe Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William Barnard (1735-1795)	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	9.2.1860	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck142' 8"Imperial Feet43.2864
Length of Keel119' 0"Imperial Feet36.2712
Breadth38' 2 ½"Imperial Feet11.5951
Depth in Hold13' 5"Imperial Feet4.0047
Burthen924 ⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.6.1795Broadside Weight = 439 Imperial Pound ( 199.0865 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.5.1794264Design Complement

11 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1795 - 7.12.1795Captain Robert Allaster Forbes (d.1795)†BWAS-17937.12.1795 - 4.1796Captain Amelius Beauclerk (1771-1846)BWAS-17934.1796 - 6.1796Commander John King PullingBWAS-17936.1796 - 12.1798Captain Amelius Beauclerk (1771-1846)BWAS-179312.1798 - 1801Captain Charles John Moore Mansfield (1760-1813)BWAS-17931802 - 9.1802Captain Robert Williams (1765-1837)BWAS-17939.1802 - 1803Captain William Domett (1754-1828)BWAS-17931803 - 1804Captain John GiffardBWAS-17931.1805 - 1807CaptainSir Adam Drummond (d.1849)BWAS-17931808Captain William Pryce Cumby (1771-1837)BWAS-17931809 - 21.4.1814Captain Edward GalwayBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1803Admiral of the Blue Alan Gardner (1742-1809)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.8.1831 - 13.9.1832Lieutenant Charles John Bosanquet (1807-?)NBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
31.7.1795 - 30.12.1800Master Samuel BrokenshaADM 29-1

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1795 - 1797Midshipman Colin MacDonaldNBD18491.1797 - 3.1799Midshipman Samuel Burgess (1781-?)NBD184911.1825 - 1826Midshipman St Leger Aldworth (1806-?)NL18651826 - 6.1829Master's Mate St Leger Aldworth (1806-?)NL1865

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
16.8.1802 - 2.18031st Class Boy Henry Brett (1790-?)NBD184910.1802 - 6.18041st Class Volunteer William Edward Hughes Allen (1787-1856)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1794Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
6.1795Commissioned for the Irish StationBWAS-1793
4.6.1795Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £14027.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.6.1795Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
16.6.1795Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £1174.0.0dBWAS-1793
16.6.1795Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
15.8.1795Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £8542.0.0dBWAS-1793
2.5.1796Took the Cutter Abeille (10) off the Lizard
13.6.1796Took the Frigate La Proserpine (38)
16.10.1796Took the Privateer Le Vantour (9)
19.8.1797Took the Privateer L'Eclair (14)
9.9.1797Sank the privateer Cornelie (40) BWAS-1793
9.9.1797Took the Brig Le Jeune Henry (12) and sunk .ref:692
10.10.1797Took the Privateer La Brune (16)
4.2.1798Took the Privateer Le Mars (16) off Cape Clear
21.4.1799

Sailed for Jamaica with a convoy

TNC
5.3.1801Took the Corvette Le Premier Consul (24) in lat 50 deg. 6 min. North, long. 12 deg. West
1803On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
22.3.1808Took the Brig Le Rennais (14) in Lat. 47" N and Long. 11" W.BG
28.7.1809Expedition to the Scheldt
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
23.12.1812Destroyed a 22-gun brig off Ile d'YueBWAS-1793
1813Sailed to Newfoundland, then home to pay offBWAS-1793
7.1813Began large repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
25.2.1814Capture of the Clorinde
26.2.1814Took the Frigate La Clorinde (44) off Ushant
21.4.1814Paid offADM 51
9.1815Completed large repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £25538.0.0dBWAS-1793
6.1819Waist was roofed overBWAS-1793
9.1825Began fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
10.1825Completed fitting for sea at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £6866.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1826fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £11280.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1829Began very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1793
8.1830Completed very small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £20620.0.0dBWAS-1793
8.1832Laid up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
13.9.1832Paid offADM 51
8.1837Began fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
3.1838Completed fitting as a Receiving Ship at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
9.2.1860Breaking up completed at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ADM 29-1 Document

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

ref:692J. J. Salein, Web Site

TNCVarious, Periodical

BGOfficial, Web Site

ADM 51 Archive

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