French frigate Didon (1828)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Didon.

Portrait of Didon by François Roux
History
France
Name	Didon
Namesake	Dido
Builder	Toulon
Laid down	March 1825
Launched	15 July 1828
Stricken	28 March 1867
Fate	Broken up 1867
General characteristics
Class & type	Dryade-class frigate
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 30-pounders

The Didon was a 60-gun Dryade-class first rank frigate of the French Navy.

Career

Didon took part in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830, and in the Battle of the Tagus the next year. ^[1]

Didon ran aground on the south coast of Saint Croix on 25 May 1836 and lost her rudder. Although refloated, she ran aground a second time before being taken in to Frederickstadt. ^[2] She later took part in the Crimean War as a troopship. ^[1]

References

1. Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 151. ISBN   978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC   165892922.
2. "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17949. Edinburgh. 9 July 1836.