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 (1794)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1784	BWAS-1793
Constructor	William BarnardBritish Ship Builder Service 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 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1795 - 7.12.1795Captain†BWAS-17937.12.1795 - 4.1796CaptainBWAS-17934.1796 - 6.1796CommanderBWAS-17936.1796 - 12.1798CaptainBWAS-179312.1798 - 1801CaptainBWAS-17931802 - 9.1802CaptainBWAS-17939.1802 - 1803CaptainBWAS-17931803 - 1804CaptainBWAS-17931.1805 - 1807CaptainBWAS-17931808CaptainBWAS-17931809 - 21.4.1814CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1803Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.8.1831 - 13.9.1832LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
31.7.1795 - 30.12.1800MasterADM 29-1

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1795 - 1797MidshipmanNBD18491.1797 - 3.1799MidshipmanNBD184911.1825 - 1826MidshipmanNL18651826 - 6.1829Master's MateNL1865

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
16.8.1802 - 2.18031st Class BoyNBD184910.1802 - 6.18041st Class VolunteerNBD1849

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 off the Lizard
13.6.1796Took the Frigate
16.10.1796Took the Privateer
19.8.1797Took the Privateer
9.9.1797Sank the privateer BWAS-1793
9.9.1797Took the Brig and sunk .ref:692
10.10.1797Took the Privateer
4.2.1798Took the Privateer off Cape Clear
21.4.1799

Sailed for Jamaica with a convoy

TNC
5.3.1801Took the Corvette in lat 50 deg. 6 min. North, long. 12 deg. West
1803On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
22.3.1808Took the Brig 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 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:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

TNCVarious, Periodical

BGOfficial, Web Site

ADM 51 Archive

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