French frigate Didon (1828)
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Didon.
 Portrait of Didon by François Roux | |
| History | |
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 France
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| Name: | Didon |
| Namesake: | Dido |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | March 1825 |
| Launched: | 15 July 1828 |
| Struck: | 28 march 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Dryade class frigate |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 60 30-pounders |
The Didon was a 60-gun Dryade class first rank frigate of the French Navy.
Career
Didon took part in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830, and in the Battle of the Tagus the next year.
She later took part in the Crimean War as a troopship.
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 151. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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