HMS Gladiator (1844)

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Drawing of HMS Gladiator
History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameGladiator
Launched15 October 1844
FateScrapped, 1879
General characteristics
Type Paddle frigate
Displacement1,960 long tons (1,990  t)
Propulsion Paddle wheels
Armament6 guns

HMS Gladiator was a wooden paddle frigate of the Royal Navy. [1] [2] [3] She was launched in 1844, and scrapped in 1879. [1] [3]

Service history

Gladiator was launched on 15 October 1844 in Woolwich. [1] [2] She was stationed in the Black Sea during the Crimean War, but saw no action. [1] In 1864, whilst in Devonport, Gladiator was reassigned to 'irregular or particular service'. [2] She was decommissioned and broken up for scrap in 1879. [1] Her figurehead was preserved in Devonport. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "HMS Gladiator". www.pdavis.nl. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Denis Lucey: Royal Navy - published by Norman Lucey". www.lucey.net. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Pulvertaft, David (30 September 2011). Figureheads of the Royal Navy. Pen and Sword. ISBN   978-1-4738-1417-2.
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