Name Dido Ordered 26 February 1834 Laid down September 1834 Construction started September 1834 Draft 4.37 m | Namesake Dido Builder Pembroke Dockyard Completed 26 January 1837 Launched 13 June 1836 | |
HMS Dido was an 18-gun Daphne-class corvette built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
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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.
Dido arrived at Auckland, New Zealand from the East Indies Station on the 2nd June, 1847.