 Portrait ofDidon byFrançois Roux | |
| History | |
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.svg)  France | |
| Name | Didon |
| Namesake | Dido |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | March 1825 |
| Launched | 15 July 1828 |
| Stricken | 28 March 1867 |
| Fate | Broken up 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Dryade-classfrigate |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 60 30-pounders |
TheDidon was a 60-gunDryade-class first rankfrigate of theFrench Navy.
Didon took part in theInvasion of Algiers in 1830, and in theBattle of the Tagus the next year.[1]
Didon ran aground on the south coast ofSaint Croix on 25 May 1836 and lost her rudder. Although refloated, she ran aground a second time before being taken in toFrederickstadt.[2] She later took part in theCrimean War as a troopship.[1]
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