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 Portrait of Didon by François Roux
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Dryade |
| Builders | Toulon, Rochefort, Brest |
| Operators |  French Navy |
| Preceded by | Surveillante class |
| Succeeded by | |
| Completed | 9 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 2,500 tonnes |
| Length | 77 m (252 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 14.50 m (47 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Troops | 291 if fitted as a troop ship |
| Complement | 500 (212 if fitted as a troop ship) |
| Armament |
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The Dryade class was a type of 60-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed in 1823 by Paul-Marie Leroux.