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{{Other ships|HMS Ariadne}}
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**Gundeck: 18 × 32-pdr carronades
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'''HMS ''Ariadne''''' was a 20-gun [[Hermes class post ship|''Hermes''-class]] [[sixth-rate]] [[post ship]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the 1810s.
'''HMS ''Ariadne''''' was a 20-gun {{sclass|Hermes|post ship|0}} [[sixth-rate]] [[post ship]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] during the 1810s. The vessel was completed in 1816, modified in the early 1820s and only entered service in 1823. ''Ariadne'' was assigned to the [[Cape of Good Hope Station]], followed by a stint in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The ship served on the [[North America and West Indies Station]] from 1829 to 1835. She was [[paid off]] in 1835, turned into a coal [[Hulk (ship type)|hulk]] the following year and sold for [[Ship breaking|scrap]] in 1841.


==Description==
==Description==
''Ariadne'' had a length at the [[gundeck]] of {{convert|121|ft|7|in|m|1}} and {{convert|100|ft|6|in|m|1}} at the [[keel]]. She had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|30|ft|11|in|m|1}}, a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|10|ft|m|1}} and a depth of [[hold (ship)|hold]] of {{convert|8|ft|9|in|m|1}}. The ship's [[tonnage]] was 511 <small>{{fraction|42|94}}</small> tons [[Builder's Old Measurement|burthen]]. ''Ariadne'' was armed with eighteen 32-pounder [[carronade]]s on her gundeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon as [[chase gun]]s. The ship had a crew of 135 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]].<ref name=RW>Winfield, p. 114</ref>
''Ariadne'' had a length at the [[gundeck]] of {{convert|121|ft|7|in|m|1}} and {{convert|100|ft|6|in|m|1}} at the [[keel]]. She had a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|30|ft|11|in|m|1}}, a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|10|ft|m|1}} and a depth of [[hold (ship)|hold]] of {{convert|8|ft|9|in|m|1}}. The ship's [[tonnage]] was 511 <small>{{fraction|42|94}}</small> tons [[Builder's Old Measurement|burthen]]. ''Ariadne'' was armed with initially eighteen, later twenty-four, 32-pounder [[carronade]]s on her gundeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon as [[chase gun]]s. The ship had a crew of 135 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]].<ref name=RW>Winfield 2008, p. 114</ref>


==Construction and career==
==Construction and career==
{{stack|[[File:The Honourable East India Company's Ship Inglis - leaving St Helena, in July 1830 In Company with H.M. Frigate Ariadne and the H.C.Ships Windsor, Waterloo, Scaleby Castle, General Kidd, Farquharson &amp; Lowther Castle RMG PY8462.jpg|thumb|The Honourable East India Company's Ship ''Inglis'' - leaving St Helena in July 1830, in company with H.M. Frigate ''Ariadne'' and the H.C. Ships ''Windsor'', ''Waterloo'', ''[[Scaleby Castle (1798 EIC ship)|Scaleby Castle]]'', ''General Kidd'', ''Farquharson'' & ''Lowther Castle''. ''Ariadne'' is likely the ship on the far right (flying the [[White Ensign]]), leading the line to port.]]}}
''Ariadne'', the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,<ref>Colledge, p. 20</ref> was ordered on 28 November 1812, [[laid down]] on April 1815 in [[Pembroke Dockyard|Pater Dockyard]], [[Wales]], and [[Ship naming and launching|launched]], together with her [[sister ship]], {{HMS|Valorous|1816|2}}, on 10 February 1813. She was completed on 21 March 1816 and placed [[reserve fleet|in ordinary]].<ref name=RW/>
''Ariadne'', the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,<ref>Colledge, p. 20</ref> was ordered on 28 November 1812, [[laid down]] in April 1815 in [[Pembroke Dockyard|Pater Dockyard]], [[Wales]], and [[Ship naming and launching|launched]], together with her [[sister ship]], {{HMS|Valorous|1816|2}}, on 10 February 1816<ref name=RW/> by [[John Campbell, 1st Earl Cawdor|John Campbell, Lord Cawdor]].<ref>Phillips, p. 55</ref> She was completed on 21 March 1816 and placed [[reserve fleet|in ordinary]]. ''Ariadne'' cost [[pound sterling|£]]11,936 to build and a further £3,579 to [[Fitting-out|fit out]]. She was converted into a 26-gun post ship at [[Plymouth Dockyard]] in January–May 1820 by the addition of quarterdeck, with further six carronades, and forecastle to the original flush-deck construction, and fitted for sea in March–August 1822.<ref name=r4>Winfield 2014, p. 201</ref>


The ship's first [[Ship commissioning|commission]] began in April 1823 under the command of [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] Robert Moorsom.<ref name=r4/> He was relieved by Captain Isaac Chapman in December 1824 and ''Ariadne'' was assigned to the [[Cape of Good Hope Station]]. Chapman was court-martialed and dismissed from the service in June 1826 for having purchased a female slave and brought her aboard,<ref>Phillips, p. 56</ref> but he had been relieved by Captain [[Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence]] earlier in February, by which time the ship was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet. She was paid off at Plymouth at its end in May 1828, but began a refit in August that lasted until February 1829. Captain [[Frederick Marryat]] was appointed to her on 11 October 1828 for service in the Central Atlantic. ''Ariadne'' was paid off in November 1830, but recommissioned for service on the [[North America and West Indies Station]] that lasted until 1835. The ship was refitted as a coal hulk in November 1836–February 1837 for service at [[Alexandria, Egypt]], and was sold for scrap there on 23 July 1841.<ref>Winfield 2014, pp. 201–202</ref>
The ship's first [[Ship commissioning|commission]] began in April 1823 and she was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] at its end in May 1828.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*{{Colledge}}
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
*{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander|title=Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History|date=2014|publisher=The History Press|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK|isbn=978-0-7509-5214-9}}
* {{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=Lawrie|title=Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History|date=2014|publisher=The History Press|location=Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK|isbn=978-0-7509-5214-9}}
*{{cite book|last = Winfield|first = Rif||title = British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates|publisher = Seaforth| year = 2008|isbn=978-1-84415-717-4}}
* {{cite book|last = Winfield|first = Rif|title = British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates|publisher = Seaforth| year = 2008|isbn=978-1-84415-717-4}}
* {{cite book|last1=Winfield|first1=Rif|title=British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863|date=2014|publisher=Seaforth|location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=978-1-47383-743-0|type=epub}}


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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ariadne.

Ariadne in July 1830
History
United Kingdom
NameAriadne
NamesakeAriadne
Ordered28 November 1812
BuilderPater Dockyard
Laid downApril 1815
Launched10 February 1816
Completed21 March 1816
CommissionedApril 1823
ReclassifiedAs a coal hulk, 1836–1837
FateSold for scrap, 12 July 1841
General characteristics
Class and typeHermes-class post ship
Tons burthen509 25⁄94 bm
Length
  • 119 ft 11 in (36.6 m) (gundeck)
  • 99 ft 10 in (30.4 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft (9.4 m)
Draught10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
Depth8 ft 8 in (2.6 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement135
Armament
  • 20 guns:
    • Gundeck: 18 × 32-pdr carronades + 2 × 9-pdr guns
  • after 1820 conversion (26-guns):
    • Gundeck: 18 × 32-pdr carronades
    • QD: 6 × 18-pdr carronades
    • Fc: 2 × 9-pdr bow chasers

HMS Ariadne was a 20-gun Hermes-class sixth-rate post ship built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. The vessel was completed in 1816, modified in the early 1820s and only entered service in 1823. Ariadne was assigned to the Cape of Good Hope Station, followed by a stint in the Mediterranean Sea. The ship served on the North America and West Indies Station from 1829 to 1835. She was paid off in 1835, turned into a coal hulk the following year and sold for scrap in 1841.

Description

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Ariadne had a length at the gundeck of 121 feet 7 inches (37.1 m) and 100 feet 6 inches (30.6 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 30 feet 11 inches (9.4 m), a draught of 10 feet (3.0 m) and a depth of hold of 8 feet 9 inches (2.7 m). The ship's tonnage was 511 42⁄94 tons burthen. Ariadne was armed with initially eighteen, later twenty-four, 32-pounder carronades on her gundeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon as chase guns. The ship had a crew of 135 officers and ratings.[1]

Construction and career

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The Honourable East India Company's Ship Inglis - leaving St Helena in July 1830, in company with H.M. Frigate Ariadne and the H.C. Ships Windsor, Waterloo, Scaleby Castle, General Kidd, Farquharson & Lowther Castle. Ariadne is likely the ship on the far right (flying the White Ensign), leading the line to port.

Ariadne, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[2] was ordered on 28 November 1812, laid down in April 1815 in Pater Dockyard, Wales, and launched, together with her sister ship, Valorous, on 10 February 1816[1] by John Campbell, Lord Cawdor.[3] She was completed on 21 March 1816 and placed in ordinary. Ariadne cost £11,936 to build and a further £3,579 to fit out. She was converted into a 26-gun post ship at Plymouth Dockyard in January–May 1820 by the addition of quarterdeck, with further six carronades, and forecastle to the original flush-deck construction, and fitted for sea in March–August 1822.[4]

The ship's first commission began in April 1823 under the command of Captain Robert Moorsom.[4] He was relieved by Captain Isaac Chapman in December 1824 and Ariadne was assigned to the Cape of Good Hope Station. Chapman was court-martialed and dismissed from the service in June 1826 for having purchased a female slave and brought her aboard,[5] but he had been relieved by Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence earlier in February, by which time the ship was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet. She was paid off at Plymouth at its end in May 1828, but began a refit in August that lasted until February 1829. Captain Frederick Marryat was appointed to her on 11 October 1828 for service in the Central Atlantic. Ariadne was paid off in November 1830, but recommissioned for service on the North America and West Indies Station that lasted until 1835. The ship was refitted as a coal hulk in November 1836–February 1837 for service at Alexandria, Egypt, and was sold for scrap there on 23 July 1841.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Winfield 2008, p. 114
  2. ^ Colledge, p. 20
  3. ^ Phillips, p. 55
  4. ^ a b Winfield 2014, p. 201
  5. ^ Phillips, p. 56
  6. ^ Winfield 2014, pp. 201–202

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
  • Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
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