French frigate Dryade (1783) explained

Dryade ^[1] was a 38-gun of the French Navy.

In December 1787, Vénus formed a frigate division under Guy Pierre de Kersaint, along with, and sailed to Cochinchina to ferry Pigneau de Behaine, Ambassador of France.thumb|centre|model, Musée Saint-Remi.In 1794, Dryade was at Brest under Ensign Meynene. The next year, under Lieutenant Lafargue, she cruised off Bretagne.

From 1796, she was used as a hulk in Brest harbour, and was eventually scrapped in 1801.

A model of Dryade is on display at the Abbey of Saint-Remi.^[2]

References

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922 . 158.

Notes and References

1. The name is sometimes written Driade, which is an older orthography. See http://www.netmarine.net/livres/dico/remarques.htmhttp://www.netmarine.net/dico/english/remarques.htm for details.
2. Web site: fr . Frégate La Dryade . Chenivesse Maquettes.