Dryade-class frigate

	Portrait of Didon by François Roux
Class overview
Name	Dryade
Builders	Toulon, Rochefort, Brest
Operators	French Navy
Preceded by	Surveillante class
Succeeded by	Uranie; Persévérante; Vengeance class;
Completed	9
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	2,500 tonnes
Length	77 m (252 ft 7 in)
Beam	14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	sail
Troops	291 if fitted as a troop ship
Complement	500 (212 if fitted as a troop ship)
Armament	60 guns; 32 30-pounder guns; 28 30-pounder carronades; 2 18-pounder guns;

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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