HMS Doris (1808)

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
Royal Navy EnsignUnited 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 gun deck (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 × 32-pounder carronades

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