For other ships with the same name, see HMS Daedalus.
HMS Daedalus was a nineteenth-century warship of the Royal Navy. She was launched as a fifth-ratefrigate of 46 guns of the Modified Leda class in 1826, but never commissioned in that role, being roofed over fore and aft and then laid up in Ordinary (reserve). After spending 18 years laid up in reserve, she was raséed (cut down) at Woolwich Dockyard into a corvette, reduced to 19 guns in 1844.
Forecastle: Two 9-pounder guns and two 32-pounder carronades
Quarter deck: Eight 9-pounder guns and six 32-pounder carronades
Another of the original illustrations
On 6 August 1848, Captain McQuhae of Daedalus and several of his officers and crew (en route to St Helena) saw a sea serpent which was subsequently reported (and debated) in The Times. The vessel sighted what they named as an enormous serpent between the Cape of Good Hope and St Helena. The serpent was witnessed to have been swimming with four feet (1.2 m) of its head above the water and they believed that there was another sixty feet (18 m) of the creature in the sea. Captain McQuahae also reported that the creature was dark brown and had a yellowish white colour around its throat and was moving between 19 or 24 Kilometers per hour. Captain McQuahae also said that "The creature passed rapidly, but so close under our lee quarter, that had it been a man of my acquaintance I should have easily have recognised his features with the naked eye." According to seven members of the crew it remained in view for around twenty minutes. Another officer wrote that the creature was more of a lizard than a serpent. In 2015, evolutionary biologist Gary J. Galbreath contended that what the crew of Daedalus saw was a sei whale.[1]
In 1853, Daedalus was laid up at Plymouth Dockyard. Between March and June 1851 she was fitted out as a training ship, and transferred to the Royal Naval Reserve as a drill ship at Bristol. She was finally paid off from this role in September 1910, and sold in 1911 at Bristol to take to pieces.
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October 19, 2023
daedalus, 1826, other, ships, with, same, name, daedalus, daedalus, nineteenth, century, warship, royal, navy, launched, fifth, rate, frigate, guns, modified, leda, class, 1826, never, commissioned, that, role, being, roofed, over, fore, then, laid, ordinary, . For other ships with the same name see HMS Daedalus HMS Daedalus was a nineteenth century warship of the Royal Navy She was launched as a fifth rate frigate of 46 guns of the Modified Leda class in 1826 but never commissioned in that role being roofed over fore and aft and then laid up in Ordinary reserve After spending 18 years laid up in reserve she was raseed cut down at Woolwich Dockyard into a corvette reduced to 19 guns in 1844 The Daedalus sea serpent of 1848HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS DaedalusOrdered23 July 1817BuilderSheerness DockyardLaid downNovember 1822Launched22 May 1826 floated out FateSold 14 September 1911General characteristicsClass and typeModified Leda class frigateTons burthen1082 bmLength150 ft 10 25 in 45 9804 m gundeck 127 ft 4 5 in 38 824 m keel Beam40 ft 3 5 in 12 281 m Depth of hold12 ft 9 in 3 89 m Sail planFull rigged shipComplement300Armament46 guns original Upper deck Twenty eight 18 pounder guns Forecastle Two 9 pounder guns and two 32 pounder carronades Quarter deck Eight 9 pounder guns and six 32 pounder carronades Another of the original illustrationsOn 6 August 1848 Captain McQuhae of Daedalus and several of his officers and crew en route to St Helena saw a sea serpent which was subsequently reported and debated in The Times The vessel sighted what they named as an enormous serpent between the Cape of Good Hope and St Helena The serpent was witnessed to have been swimming with four feet 1 2 m of its head above the water and they believed that there was another sixty feet 18 m of the creature in the sea Captain McQuahae also reported that the creature was dark brown and had a yellowish white colour around its throat and was moving between 19 or 24 Kilometers per hour Captain McQuahae also said that The creature passed rapidly but so close under our lee quarter that had it been a man of my acquaintance I should have easily have recognised his features with the naked eye According to seven members of the crew it remained in view for around twenty minutes Another officer wrote that the creature was more of a lizard than a serpent In 2015 evolutionary biologist Gary J Galbreath contended that what the crew of Daedalus saw was a sei whale 1 In 1853 Daedalus was laid up at Plymouth Dockyard Between March and June 1851 she was fitted out as a training ship and transferred to the Royal Naval Reserve as a drill ship at Bristol She was finally paid off from this role in September 1910 and sold in 1911 at Bristol to take to pieces Contents 1 Portrayal in popular fiction 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksPortrayal in popular fiction EditMatthew Willis Daedalus and the Deep 2013 References Edit Mystery of the Daedalus Sea Serpent Solved Skeptical Inquirer September October 2015 Big eels and little eels in Eagle Annual 1968 Oldhams books limited Holland 1967 p 118 Don t Shoot the Albatros Nautical Myths and Superstitions by Jonathan Eyers A amp C Black London UK 2011 p 87 Mid Victorian ships of the Royal Navy The Sail and Steam Navy List All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 1889 Rif Winfield and David Lyon Chatham Publishing 2004 ISBN 1 86176 032 9 https skepticalinquirer org 2015 09 the 1848 enormous serpent of the daedalus identified Further reading EditGleason s Pictorial 1852External links Edit nbsp Media related to HMS Daedalus ship 1826 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Daedalus 1826 amp oldid 1167723040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
