HMS Daedalus (1780)

HMS Daedalus was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy, launched in 1780 from the yards of John Fisher, of Liverpool. She went on to serve in the American War of Independence, as well as the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Daedalus.

Daedalus moored in Port Royal harbour, Jamaica, after having been dismasted in a hurrican off Porto Rico, circa 1810
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Daedalus
Ordered25 June 1778
BuilderJohn Fisher, Liverpool
Laid downJuly 1778
Launched20 May 1780
Completed1780
FateBroken up in July 1811
General characteristics
Class and type32-gun Active-class frigate
TypeFifth Rate frigate
Tons burthen70260⁄94 bm
Length
  • Overall: 125 ft 7 in (38.3 m)
  • Keel: 103 ft 1 in (31.4 m)
Beam35 ft 8 in (10.9 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 10.75 in (3.63 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement250
Armament
  • Upper deck: 26 × 12 pdrs
  • QD: 4 × 6–pounder guns + 4 × 24–pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 6–pounder guns + 2 × 24–pounder carronades
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