Talk:HMS Dryad

HBC ship Dryad??
Would anyone here know if the original HMS Dryad (1795) was transferred/leased to the Hudson's Bay Company? An HBC ship named the �Dryad waas the vessel sent north in 1833 to attempt to found a fur post on teh Stikine River (see Fort Stikine.....or would that have been a different vessel?Skookum1 (talk) 17:29, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * A different vessel almost certainly. The Royal Navy Dryad does not appear to leave service until 1860. Unless you have any reason for thinking that they are the same ship the HBC's Dryad was far more likely to have been a merchant ship. Benea (talk) 17:46, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, at some points the Royal Navy leased HBC ships (e.g. the Beaver) and I think it went the other way with the Plumper at one point...on HMS Dryad (1795) the last captain named is 1832 or so....I just wanted to check on this before starting Dryad (ship), and also am hoping to find what kind of ship that was, e.g. if maybe it should be Dryad (brigantine) or Dryad (bark), etc...Skookum1 (talk) 18:02, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, however as far as I can tell HMS Dryad became a receiving ship at Portsmouth in 1832, and she remained in this role until 1860. As far as the navy goes it would be very unusual for her to be de-hulked and transferred just a year after her laying up for harbour service, and her departure from navy service does not appear on the records I have to hand. I'd be fairly confident when starting your new article that that only thing the two ships shared was their name, though I'll make a few more enquiries on your behalf. Benea (talk) 22:35, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll maybe start Dryad then, maybe I should dab it with (HBC ship) rather than just (ship)? i.e. to avoid any confusion....in the same source where I'd come across it again, btw, there's mention of four HBC ships biult especially for the Russian trade, i.e. supplying goods from the Columbia District to Russian America, which were 400 tons each, no names were given, this was after the Cadboro, Vancouver, Cowlitz and BEaver (and Dryad) were already in service.Skookum1 (talk) 00:00, 22 February 2009 (UTC)