Daedalus, 1780
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 32 (12-pounder)
Disposal date or year : 1811
Displacement : 703 tons (BM)
Complement : 212
Notes:
9 Feb 1799 captured French 36-gun frigate Prudente, and sailed, with her prize in tow, for the Cape of Good Hope, arriving on the 15th.
14-16 Aug 1799 uses a lot of valuable powder and shot at Kosseir in the Red Sea.
May 1805 Lower Hope, Thames, in Ordinary ; Floating Battery
11 Nov 1808 Daedalus, Aurora, Franchise, and Pert captured the French privateers Exchange and Guerrier.