Dryade-class frigate

The Dryade class was a type of 60-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed in 1823 by Paul-Marie Leroux.

Portrait of Didon by François Roux
Class overview
Name	Dryade
Builders	Toulon, Rochefort, Brest
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Surveillante class
Succeeded by	Uranie Persévérante Vengeance class
Completed	9
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	2,500 tonnes
Length	77 m (252 ft 7 in)
Beam	14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	sail
Troops	291 if fitted as a troop ship
Complement	500 (212 if fitted as a troop ship)
Armament	60 guns 32 30-pounder guns 28 30-pounder carronades 2 18-pounder guns

Ships

• Dryade

Builder: Rochefort

Begun:

Launched: 12 July 1827

Completed:

Fate: deleted 9 May 1838.

• Didon

Builder: Toulon

Begun:

Launched: 15 July 1828

Completed:

Fate: deleted 28 March 1867.

• Renommée

Builder: Rochefort

Begun:

Launched: 28 July 1847

Completed:

Fate: fitted as steam-assisted frigate 1858 – deleted 15 November 1878.

• Guerrière

Builder: Brest

Begun:

Launched: 3 May 1860

Completed:

Fate: deleted 28 May 1888.

• Sémiramis

Builder: Rochefort

Begun:

Launched: 8 August 1861

Completed:

Fate: deleted 3 May 1877.

References

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.