HMS Gladiator (1844)

Royal Navy paddle frigate

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Gladiator.

Drawing of HMS Gladiator

History
United Kingdom
Name| Gladiator
Launched| 15 October 1844
Fate| Scrapped, 1879
General characteristics
Type| Paddle frigate
Displacement| 1,960 long tons (1,990 t)
Propulsion| Paddle wheels
Armament| 6 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

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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

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