HMS Ariadne (1859) explained

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.

Early career

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

In 1884 she became part of the shore establishment and served as a naval cadet training ship. She was renamed 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 in 1906. Her fate is unknown.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walker Wooden Screw Frigates. www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk.
2. Web site: Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Ariadne. www.pdavis.nl.
3. Web site: 'Our fathers have told us', HMS Actaeon, 1918 - National Maritime Museum. collections.rmg.co.uk.