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| Name | Daedalus (1826) | Explanation | |
| Type | Fifth rate | ||
| Launched | 2 May 1826 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 1083 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 46 | ||
| Fate | 1911 | ||
| Class | Modified Leda | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1843 reduced to 20 guns, 1862 RNR drill ship | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (January 1840) | Out of commission at Sheerness | ||
| 16 October 1844 - 13 October 1848 | Commanded (until paying off at Plymouth) by Captain Peter McQuhae, East Indies | ||
| 27 July 1849 - 13 September 1853 | Commanded by Captain George Greville Wellesley, Pacific | ||
| 5 June 1861 | Commanded by Commander William Henry Fenwick, Royal Naval Reserve drill ship, Bristol | ||
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