HMS Doris (1808)

HMS Doris was a 36-gun Perseverance-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy that served between 1808 and 1829.

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

HMS Doris rounding to under all sail to pick up a man in 1828
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Doris
NamesakeDoris
Ordered5 June 1803
BuilderBombay Dockyard
Laid down25 April 1806
Launched24 March 1807
Renamed
  • Launched as Salsette
  • Renamed Pitt on 26 August 1807
  • Renamed HMS Doris on 3 April 1808
FateSold in April 1829
General characteristics
Class and type36-gun Perseverance-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen870 (bm)
Length137 ft (42 m)
Beam38 ft (12 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement260
Armament
  • Original
  • Upper gundeck (UD): 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 8 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns
  • By 1815
  • UD: 26 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 10 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 x 32-pounder carronades
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