HMS Druid (1783)
Frigate of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about HMS Druid (1783)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Druid.
HMS Druid was a 32-gun Hermione-class fifth-rate frigate of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1783 at Bristol. She served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, capturing numerous small prizes. One of her commanders, Captain Philip Broke, described Druid as a "point of honour ship", i.e., a ship too large to run but too small to fight. He and his biographer's view was that it was a disgrace to use a ship like her as a warship.[2] She was broken up in 1813, after a thirty-year career.
Quick Facts History, Great Britain ...
HMS Druid, by Nicholas Pocock | |
History | |
---|---|
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Druid |
Ordered | 20 March 1780 |
Builder | Sydenham Teast, Tombes & Blaming, Bristol |
Laid down | August 1780 |
Launched | 16 June 1783 |
Completed | By 11 November 1783 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1] |
Fate | Broken up in November 1813 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 32-gun Hermione-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 71757⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
|
Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.9 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 220 |
Armament |
|
Close