Dryade-class frigate

Portrait of Didon by François Roux
Class overview
NameDryade
BuildersToulon, Rochefort, Brest
Operators French Navy
Preceded bySurveillante class
Succeeded by
Completed9
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Displacement2,500 tonnes
Length77 m (252 ft 7 in)
Beam14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
Propulsionsail
Troops291 if fitted as a troop ship
Complement500 (212 if fitted as a troop ship)
Armament

The Dryade class was a type of 60-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed in 1823 by Paul-Marie Leroux.

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