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