For other ships of the same name, see French ship Dryade.
| French frigate Dryade (1783) | |
|---|---|
 Proserpine, sister-ship of Dryade | |
| Career (France) |    |
| Name: | Dryade |
| Namesake: | Dryad |
| Builder: | Saint Malo |
| Laid down: | 1782 |
| Launched: | 3 February 1783 |
| Commissioned: | April 1783 |
| Struck: | 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Hébé class frigate |
| Displacement: | 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 46.3 metres |
| Beam: | 11.9 metres |
| Draught: | 5.5 metres |
| Complement: | 350 |
| Armament: |
26 long 18-pounder |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Dryade [note 1] was an 38-gun Hébé class frigate of the French Navy.
In December 1787, Vénus formed a frigate division under Guy Pierre de Kersaint, along with Méduse, and sailed to Cochinchina to ferry Pigneau de Behaine, AMbassador of France.
In 1794, Dryade was at Brest under Ensign Meynene. The next year, under Lieutenant Lafargue, she cruised off Bretagne.
From 1796, she was used as a hulk in Brest harbour, and was eventually scrapped in 1801.
A model of Dryade is on display at the Abbey of Saint-Remi.[1]
References[]
- ↑ (French) Frégate La Dryade, Chenivesse Maquettes.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 158. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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