HMS Dido (1836)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dido.

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 & type:	Daphne-class corvette
Tons burthen:	734 10/94 bm
Length:	120 ft (36.6 m) (gundeck) 99 ft (30.2 m) (keel)
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 a 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. 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.

Construction and career

Dido, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 26 February 1834, laid down in September 1834 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 13 June 1836. She was completed on 26 January 1837 at Sheerness Dockyard and commissioned on 25 October 1836.

References

• Winfield, p. 931
• Winfield & Lyon, p. 120
• Colledge, p. 97