Dryade-class frigate

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

  • Dryade
Builder: Rochefort
Begun:
Launched: 12 July 1827
Completed:
Fate: deleted 9 May 1838.
Builder: Toulon
Begun:
Launched: 15 July 1828 at
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.
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.
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
Class and type: Dryade class frigate
Displacement: 2500 tonnes
Length: 77 metres (253 ft)
Beam: 14.50 metres (47.6 ft)
Propulsion: sail
Troops: 291 if fitted as a troop ship
Complement: 500 (212 if fitted as a troop ship)
Armament:
Armour: Timber

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.
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