HMS Daphne (1806)
Daphne | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Daphne |
| Ordered | 30 January 1805 |
| Builder | Robert Davy, Topsham |
| Laid down | July 1805 |
| Fate | Sold 15 February 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Banterer-class post ship |
| Tons burthen | 53932⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 32 ft 0+1⁄2 in (9.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 155 |
| Armament |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Daphne |
| Owner | Blanshard & Co. |
| Acquired | 1816 by purchase |
| Fate | Last listed 1824 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 553, or 554 (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
HMS Daphne was launched at Topsham, England in 1806. During her naval career Daphne operated primarily in the Baltic where she took part in one notable cutting-out expedition, and captured one small privateer and numerous small Danish merchant vessels. In 1816 the Admiralty sold her after the end of the Napoleonic Wars and she became a merchant ship, while retaining the name Daphne. She made one voyage to Australia in 1819 transporting convicts. Thereafter she traded with India and was last listed in 1824.