HMS Didon (1805)
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Didon |
| Builder: | Saint Malo |
| Laid down: | September 1796 |
| Launched: | 1 August 1799 |
| Captured: | on 10 August 1805 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Didon |
| In service: | Captured on 10 August 1805 |
| Fate: | Broken up August 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Virginie class frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 1,091 tons |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 38 guns of various weights of shot |
HMS Didon was a 38-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was originally the Didon, a 44-gun Virginie-class frigate of the French Navy.
The Didon was captured on 10 August 1805 off Cape Finisterre by HMS Phoenix and taken into the Navy. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear this name.
Didon was broken up in August 1811.
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. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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