Dutch sloop Sireene (1786)

History
Dutch Republic
Name	Sireene
Builder	Naval yard at Harlingen, Friesland
Launched	1786
Captured	17 August 1796
Great Britain
Name	HMS Daphne
Acquired	17 August 1796 by capture
Renamed	HMS Laurel in 1798
Fate	Sold 1821
General characteristics
Type	Ship-sloop
Tons burthen	574 45⁄94 (bm)
Length	Dutch: 126' (Amsterdam foot); British:1,178 ft 10+1⁄2 in (359.3 m) (overall); 973 ft 1 in (296.6 m) (keel);
Beam	Dutch: 34' 10⁄11"; British:33 ft 4+1⁄2 in (10.2 m);
Depth of hold	Dutch: 13' 10⁄11"; British:11 ft 10 in (3.6 m);
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	Dutch service:150 British service:155
Armament	Dutch service:20-26 guns; British service:; Upper deck: 22 x 9-pounder guns; QD:2 x 6-pounder guns + 6 x 32-pounder carronades; Fc:2 x 32-pounder carronades;

The Dutch sloop Sireene (or Sirène) was launched in 1786. The British captured her in 1796 at the capitulation of Saldanha Bay. She then served in the Royal Navy, first briefly as the sixth rate HMS Daphne, and then from 1798 as the prison ship HMS Laurel. The Admiralty sold her in 1821.

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