HMS Ariadne (1859)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ariadne
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Launched1859
Commissioned1859
Decommissioned1873
In service1859-1873
Out of service1922
RenamedHMS Actaeon in 1905
Reclassifiedshore station and later training hulk
Stricken1922
FateSold for scrap 1922
General characteristics
Class & typeWalker screw frigate
Displacement4,583 long tons (4,657 t)
Length435 ft (133 m)
Beam51 ft (16 m)
Draught16 ft (4.9 m)
Installed powersail and steam @ 3350 horsepower
Speed~13 knots
Complement250 to 450
Armament26 guns

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.