Summary
HMS Ariadne was a 26 gun Walker screw frigate of the Royal Navy in service from 1859 to 1873. After decommissioning in 1873 it became a shore station from 1884 to 1905 and training hulk from 1905 to 1922.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Ariadne |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched | 1859 |
| Commissioned | 1859 |
| Decommissioned | 1873 |
| In service | 1859-1873 |
| Out of service | 1922 |
| Renamed | HMS Actaeon in 1905 |
| Reclassified | shore station and later training hulk |
| Stricken | 1922 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Walker screw frigate |
| Displacement | 4,583 long tons (4,657 t) |
| Length | 435 ft (133 m) |
| Beam | 51 ft (16 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Installed power | sail and steam @ 3350 horsepower |
| Speed | ~13 knots |
| Complement | 250 to 450 |
| Armament | 26 guns |
Early career edit
Ariadne was a screw frigate designed by Baldwin Walker.[1]
She served in the Channel Squadron from 1859 to 1864.[2]
In 1860 the ship carried the future King Edward VII (then as Prince of Wales) on a royal tour of Canada and United States.
Later career and fate edit
In 1884 she became part of the shore establishment HMS Vernon and served as a naval cadet training ship. She was renamed HMS Actaeon in 1905.[2] As Actaeon, she was used only as a hulk by the naval torpedo school in Sheerness. She was paid off and sold for scrap in 1922.[3] She was succeeded as shore station by HMS Dido in 1906. Her fate is unknown.
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