HMS Ariadne (1859)
{{short description|Ship, 1859}}
{{other ships|HMS Ariadne}}
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/walker_screw_frigates.htm|title=Walker Wooden Screw Frigates|website=www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk}}
She served in the Channel Squadron from 1859 to 1864.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=72|title=Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Ariadne|website=www.pdavis.nl}}
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
File:'Our fathers have told us' , HMS 'Actaeon', 1918 RMG PU6219.jpg and Araiadne comprised training school Actaeon, seen here in 1918]]
In 1884 she became part of the shore establishment {{HMS|Vernon|shore establishment|6}} and served as a naval cadet training ship. She was renamed {{HMS|Actaeon}} in 1905. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/110370.html|title='Our fathers have told us', HMS Actaeon, 1918 - National Maritime Museum|website=collections.rmg.co.uk}} She was succeeded as shore station by {{HMS|Dido|1869|6}} in 1906. Her fate is unknown.
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Category:Ships built on the River Thames
Category:Steam frigates of the Royal Navy
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