HMS Druid (1825)

HMS Druid was a 46-gun Seringapatam-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s, the name ship of her sub-class.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameDruid
NamesakeDruid
Ordered23 July 1817
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downAugust 1821
Launched1 July 1825
Completed21 December 1825
CommissionedJuly 1825
ReclassifiedAs quarantine ship, 1846
FateSold for scrap, 13 April 1863
General characteristics
Class and typeSeringapatam-class frigate
Tons burthen1168 42/94 bm
Length
  • 159 ft 6 in (48.6 m) (gundeck)
  • 133 ft 5 in (40.7 m) (keel)
Beam41 ft 1 in (12.5 m)
Draught15 ft 4 in (4.7 m)
Depth12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement315
Armament
  • 46 guns:
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pdr cannon
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 32-pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9-pdr cannon and 2 × 32-pdr carronades
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