HMS Ariadne (1805)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameAriadne
BuilderCowes
Launched1803
FateSold to the government July 1805
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Ariadne
AcquiredJuly 1805
Renamed
  • HMS Dove 1805)
  • HMS Flight (1806)
FateDisappeared September 1806
General characteristics [1]
TypeCutter
Tons burthen187(bm)
PropulsionSail
Armament6 guns

HMS Ariadne was launched at Cowes in 1803 as the civilian vessel Ariadne. The Royal Navy purchased her in July 1805 as an advice boat and commissioned her under Lieutenant John Wells. It renamed her HMS Dove later that year, and then in 1806 renamed her HMS Flight.

In September 1806 Flight disappeared in the English Channel, and was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.[2]

Citations and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 370.
  2. ^ Hepper (1994), p. 115.

References

  • Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
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