HMS Active (1845)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Active.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Active |
| Launched: | 19 July 1845[1] |
| Renamed: |
HMS Tyne, July 1867 HMS Durham, November 1867[1] |
| Fate: | Sold, 1908[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Pique-class frigate[1] |
| Tons burthen: | 1,627 tons bm[1] |
| Armament: | 36 guns[1] |
HMS Active was a 36-gun Pique-class fifth rate frigate launched in 1845, becoming a training ship in 1863 and being renamed HMS Tyne and then HMS Durham in 1867.[1] She was captained by Captain Byles in 1879, when members of the crew appeared on stage at the Lyceum Theatre in the play Jack Crawford by James Roland MacLaren.[2] She was sold in 1908.