HMS Ariadne (1898)
 HMS Ariadne | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Ariadne |
| Builder: | J&G Thompson, Clydebank |
| Launched: | 22 April 1898 |
| Reclassified: | Minelayer, March 1917 |
| Fate: | Sunk by UC-65, 26 July 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Diadem-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 11,000 long tons (11,000 t) |
| Length: | 435 ft (133 m) (462 ft 6 in (140.97 m) o/a) |
| Beam: | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Draught: | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Installed power: | 16,500–18,000 ihp (12,300–13,400 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × triple expansion engines 2 × shafts |
| Speed: | 20–20.5 kn (23.0–23.6 mph; 37.0–38.0 km/h) |
| Complement: | 760 |
| Armament: | Original: 16 × QF 6 in (150 mm) guns, 14 × QF 12-pounder guns, 3 × QF 3-pounder guns, 2 × 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes As Minelayer: 4 × 6 in (150 mm) guns, 1 × 12-pounder gun, 354 mines |
| Armour: | Casemates: 6 in (15 cm) Deck: 2–4.5 in (5.1–11.4 cm) |
HMS Ariadne was a Diadem-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy, which was launched in 1898, In March 1913, she was converted to a stokers' training ship and in 1917 was converted to a minelayer and assigned to the Nore Command. She was torpedoed and sunk off Beachy Head by the German submarine UC-65 on 26 July 1917.
Service history
Ariadne was built by J&G Thompson of Clydebank and launched on 22 April 1898.
In March 1902 she was ordered to prepare for service on the North America Station, where she would act as flagship to Vice-Admiral A. L. Douglas when he took up command on the station later that year.[1] Captain Montague Browning was appointed flag captain in command of the ship from 5 June 1902.[2]
Notes
References
- 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. OCLC 67375475.
- Diadem class at worldwar1.co.uk
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Coordinates: 50°39′18″N 0°17′28″E / 50.655°N 0.291°E