HMS Daedalus (1780): Difference between revisions

Command passed to Captain Samuel Inglefield, who transferred from [[French corvette Bacchante (1795)|HMS ''Bacchante'']] in 1808. In November ''Daedalus'' was one of the vessels in the squadron under Sir [[Charles Dashwood (Royal Navy officer)|Charles Dashwood]]. On 17 November the ''{{Ship|French frigate|Franchise|1797|2}}'', ''Daedalus'', {{HMS|Aurora|1777|2}}, {{HMS|Reindeer|1804|2}} and {{HMS|Pert|1804|2}}, blockaded the city of [[Santo Domingo]] by taking possession of the town of [[Samaná Province|Samaná]], where the French were erecting batteries for their permanent establishment. ''Daedalus'' continued on the [[Jamaica Station (Royal Navy)|Jamaica station]] until a hurricane badly damaged her. A survey found her to be rotten throughout; she was paid off in October 1810 and broken up at [[Sheerness]] in July 1811.