French corvette Naïade (1793)
Incomplete plan of Diligente, sister ship to Naïade, drawn 1811 by Edward Sison, Master Shipwright, Woolwich Dockyard, National Maritime Museum | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Naïade |
| Builder | Brest dockyard |
| Laid down | May 1793 |
| Launched | 24 October 1793 |
| Captured | 1805 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Melville |
| Acquired | 1805 (by capture) |
| Fate | Broken up 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Displacement | 270 tons (French; unladen) |
| Tons burthen | 353 (bm) |
| Length | 31.75 m (104.2 ft) (overall) |
| Beam | 8.31 m (27.3 ft) |
| Depth of hold | 4.17 m (13.7 ft) |
| Sail plan | ship-sloop (1806 on) |
| Complement |
|
| Armament |
|
.jpg){kind=link}
The French corvette Naïade was launched at Brest in 1793 as a brig-corvette for the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in 1805 and took her into service as HMS Melville. She was sold for breaking up in 1808.