HMS Dido (1836)

HMS Dido was a 18-gun built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

Description
Dido had a length at the gundeck of 120 ft and 99 ft at the keel. She had a beam of 37 ft, a draught of 14 ft and a depth of hold of 18 ft. The ship's tonnage was 734 $10⁄94$ tons burthen. The Daphne class was armed with eighteen 32-pounder cannon. The ships had a crew of 145 officers and ratings that later increased to 175.

Construction and career
Dido, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 26 February 1834, laid down in September 1834 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 13 June 1836. She was completed on 26 January 1837 at Sheerness Dockyard and commissioned on 25 October 1836.