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Daedalus, 1811
Type: 5th rate ; Armament 38
Taken : 13 Mar 1811 ;
Disposal date or year : 2 Jul 1813
Disposal Details : Wrecked off the island of Ceylon: crew saved. Captain Murray Maxwell
Notes:
13 Mar 1811 action between the frigates Amphion, Cerberus, Active, and ship Volage, off Lissa, with a larger French frigate squadron in which the Favorite was accidentally run ashore and 2 frigates captured ; the Corona was added to the navy by the name of Daedalus and the Bellona, as the troop-ship Dover.
Deal 5 Jan 1813 Sailed for Portsmouth.
Portsmouth 6 Jan 1813 Arrived from the Downs.