'Dryade' French 38 Gun Frigate (Looking for Plans) 1783

[Ned Loe]

'Dryade'

 

Dryade 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.

 

Complement: 350

 

Armament:

26 x long 18-pounder

10 x long 8-pounders

4 x caronades

 

Plans

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[Surcouf]

Original name: la Dyrade

Laid down in 1782

Launched in ???

Struck of lists in 1796

Built by J.-N. Sané

Place of building: Saint Malo

Other names : none in French

Data:

Length x breadth x depht in hold

142'6" x 36'8" x 19' (Pied du roi)

46,248m x 11,91m x 6,171m

Deplacement: ???

Artillery of origin (1782 type):

1st deck - F'c'sl/Q'deck

26x18-pdr - 6x8-pdr (or 28x18-pdr)

total: 32 (or 34)

The same plans of la Vénus. (Standard plans of Sané)

http://ancre.fr/en/monographies-en/21-monographie-de-la-venus-fregate-de-18-1782.html#/langue-anglais

[TheAmerican]

Such a small frigate to load 18 pounders, no? Regardless, a nice looking vessel! Would love to have her in game!

[Surcouf]

In 1780 the 12-pdr frigates have on average these dimensions 135 'to 137' x 34'6 "to 36 'x 17'6" to 17'11 "

Frigates 18-pdr are big.

[BungeeLemming]

"small" is relative.

If you think that Constitution is a "normal" frigate. Well yes ofc the Hebe and Ledas look small in comparism.

But the muricans are no good reference if you think about trendsetting frigates. And the President class is au contraire very big.

 

Hebe is maybe the most succesful frigate ever build in the age of sails. Why? Cause there were many of them, she had exellent seagoing qualities for her porpose. And ofc the jealous brits had to had this ship's line "stolen" and reused on one of their own - very succesful - class.

 

So yeah. The french. Always one step ahead

(or used to)