HMS Dido (1836)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Dido |
| Namesake: | Dido |
| Ordered: | 26 February 1834 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down: | September 1834 |
| Launched: | 13 June 1836 |
| Completed: | 26 January 1837 |
| Commissioned: | 25 October 1836 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 3 March 1903 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Daphne-class corvette |
| Tons burthen: | 734 10/94 bm |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 37 ft 8 in (11.5 m) |
| Draught: | 14 ft 4 in (4.4 m) |
| Depth: | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Complement: | 145 |
| Armament: | 18 × 32-pdr cannon |
HMS Dido was an 18-gun Daphne-class corvette built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
Description
Dido had a length at the gundeck of 120 feet (36.6 m) and 99 feet (30.2 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 37 feet 8 inches (11.5 m), a draught of 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) and a depth of hold of 18 feet (5.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 734 10⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Daphne class was armed with eighteen 32-pounder cannon. The ships had a crew of 145 officers and ratings that later increased to 175.[2]
Construction and career
Dido, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 26 February 1834, laid down in September 1834 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 13 June 1836.[2] She was completed on 26 January 1837 at Sheerness Dockyard and commissioned on 25 October 1836.[1]
Dido arrived at Auckland, New Zealand from the East Indies Station on the 2nd June, 1847.[4]
Notes
References
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- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 1-84415-700-8.
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.