HMS Daedalus (1780)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Daedalus.
HMS Daedalus was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy, launched in 1780 from the yards of John Fisher, of Liverpool. She went on to serve in the American War of Independence, as well as the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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Daedalus moored in Port Royal harbour, Jamaica, after having been dismasted in a hurrican off Porto Rico, circa 1810 | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Daedalus |
Ordered | 25 June 1778 |
Builder | John Fisher, Liverpool |
Laid down | July 1778 |
Launched | 20 May 1780 |
Completed | 1780 |
Fate | Broken up in July 1811 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 32-gun Active-class frigate |
Type | Fifth Rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 70260⁄94 bm |
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Beam | 35 ft 8 in (10.9 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 10.75 in (3.63 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 250 |
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