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 | Template:Sclass- |
| 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 Template:Sclass- 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
- ^ a b Winfield, p. 931
- ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 120
- ^ Colledge, p. 97
- ^ Cowan, James (1922). "Chapter 9: The Capture of Rua-Pekapeka". The New Zealand Wars: a history of the Maori campaigns and the pioneering period, Volume I: 1845–1864. Wellington: R.E. Owen. pp. 73–87.
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References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 1-84415-700-8.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (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.